Save-As-Reader Extended pdf options grayed out

I need to enable my end users of my form to save it once the data is entered, and the options for Reader extended pdf are all grayed out. I am in preview mode. What am I doing wrong?

Get out of form editing mode and it will become available.

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Can't use the Save As Reader Extended PDF option

Hi team,
I have exactly the same issue as was discussed here (http://forums.adobe.com/thread/865292)
But I have lecensed Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
I use Create Form from Existing Document (no securyty restructions - see pictures below).
I was able to use that functionality (Save As Reader Extended PDF) once and than saving options became grayed out with any document (pdf, doc including the one I used originally) as a template.
Could you please help me?
Thanks,
Vsevolod

The issue fixed (there was no issue)!
I should close form editing before saving PDF
Regards,
Vsevolod

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In create the document in MS Word and save the file. Then I select print, and choose Adobe PDF as my printer to save it as a PDF. I then open the PDF file and select Tools, Forms, to create the form and add fields as needed. After I'm finished, I attempt to "Save As" and try to select Reader Enabled PDF, but the options are grayed out and unavailable.
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Does anyone know a way to create an applet or droplet that will save a PDF as a reader-extended PDF for commenting?
I make lots of individual PDFs and each time I have to open the PDF and save as reader extended etc. Sometimes I forget.
Can this be done with Automator? Quickeys? An Acrobat Action? Applescript? I haven't figured it out yet but it sure would be helpful!

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On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Alasan1986 <[email protected]>

When I try to save a form as "Reader Extended PDF" in Acrobat Pro, I get an error message "This document could not be reader enabled".

Hello,
When I try to save a form as “Reader Extended PDF” in Acrobat Pro, I get an error message “This document could not be reader enabled”.
The steps I’m following are described below:
1. Insert electronic signatures
- In Tasks, click on “Add New Field -> Digital Signature”.
- Move the square to the place where you want to put the signature and click.
- Fill in the “field name” with the name of the person who has to sign here.
- When it is done, click anywhere on the screen.
- In Tasks, click on “Close Form editing”.
- Go to menu “File -> Save as -> Reader Extended PDF ->Enable additional features”, click on “Save now”.
- Fill in the file name and click on “Save”.
2. Save the Form
- In Tasks, click on “Close Form editing”.
- Go to menu “File -> Save as -> Reader Extended PDF ->Enable additional features”, click on “Save now”.
- Fill in the file name and click on “Save”.
I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro 10.0.0 on a W7 workstation
Here's a screenshot of the problem.
Thanks a lot.
Gael

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**Will this even solve my problem?**
**Is it possible that it is impossible to use these features on this document?**
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Using Adobe Acrobat Pro XI version 11.0.6, I scanned a document to PDF and added a digital signature. I saved the PDF. I then reopened the PDF and saved it with a different name as follows:
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When I email the PDF to be signed, the recipient opens the form in Reader XI, but immediately gets this message: "This document enabled extended features in Adobe Reader. The document has been changed since it was created and use of extended features is no longer available. Please contact the author for the original version of this document."
This document was not changed; it was sent as an email attachment right after it was saved with extended features.
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Why can't I save the form I created in Acrobat XI as a Reader Extended PDF?

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