Placing a PDF into PageMaker 7

When I try to place SOME PDFs into PageMaker 7, it will give this message:
"Page contains transparencies it will not look and print correct." And, it doesn't! I know it has something to do with the transparency, duh. But how do I fix it? Do they submit another ad without transparency, or is there something I can do to tweak it?

You need to flatten and save the PDF to a very early version. 1.4?
PM is ancient. Use InDesign.
Iechyd da! John
20:14 23/03/2009 GMT

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