Security Settings in Acrobat

We are creating forms and right now when we open the completed form in Adobe Reader, it gives us the message that we can not save the "changed" document, meaning the parts that have been filled in. We need to know how we can change the security settings so that we can open the form in Reader and have the capabilities to Save, Print & Email.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

From Acrobat, use Advanced>Enable usage rights in Adobe Reader.

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Steve

Hi Steve,
The paths you are looking for are:
Win XP
C:\Documents and Settings\<user name¹>\Application Data\Adobe\Acrobat\<ver²>\Security
Vista \ Win7
C:\Users\<user name¹>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\<ver²>\Security
¹The user name is the same as the login name
²ver is the major version (e.g. 8.0, 9.0)
Note, if you don't see the folders in the Windows Explorer try the following:
Start Windows Explorer
Select the Tools > Folder Options menu item
Select the View tab
Select the Show hidden files and folders radio button
Click the OK button on the Folder Option dialog
Good hunting,
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Settings I'd like to configure on clients:
Adobe PDF - Security:
Restrict editing and printing of the document. A password will be required in order to change these permission setings.
pre-set the password
Prinint allowed: high resolution
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uncheck, enable copying of text, images and other content.
check, enable text access for screen reader devices andthe visually impaired
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You're an Adobe staff correct?
Capturing reg keys manually is usually not required unless you're doing something odd.
This was your first suggestion.
Start with the ETK to learn about preferences generally: www.adobe.com/go/acrobatetk.
Then (since all those settings aren't documented), do the following:
Your above post is genralizing, you stated yourself that those options are not documented. I don't want general information, provide me links to the information I need, I stated very clearly what I would like to acheive and what my objective was. Don't tell me that all the settings I want are not documented and then tell me that they are.

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I'm trying to create PDFs where users can do anything they wish to the PDF document including Document Assembly but not Changing the Document (i.e. modifying the original text).
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> In how we're going to end up using the secured document - no.
But in the way that Acrobat views it - yes.
I suppose you could "try" to outline the text before PDFing it. Whether you can do that will depend on what application you are using to create the original document.

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Hello there,
Thanks for posting. Although the PDF conversion service at Acrobat.com is similar to the old Create PDF service, it isn't identical, and unfortunately it is not possible to apply security settings to a PDF document using Acrobat.com. If, however, you apply security settings to the file with Adobe Acrobat desktop software, Acrobat.com will honor those settings by preventing the document from being previewed; the viewer will have to download the file and open it in Acrobat or Reader, both of which will require the user to adhere to the security restrictions. We hope to add more features to Acrobat.com's PDF functionality, so I encourage you to stay tuned for updates to the service.
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Acrobat (Pro or Standard) does not apply a "default" protection. It appears that someone or some other process has applied protection.
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I'm sorry you're having such trouble using the ExportPDF service. What browser are you using?
Please try clearing your browser cache, or using a different browser (here's a list of supported browsers: http://www.adobe.com/acom/systemreqs/.
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I wonder if anyone can help me.
I have just bought Acrobat 8.1.2 professional, which I am using on a Windows XP machine.
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I experience this with a number of documents (including very, very simple ones), including pdfs I did not create.
I have run "repair" and also completely uninstalled and then reinstalled Acrobat,without success.
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We are currently using Acrobat X and are getting ready to upgrade to version XI. We dynamically set the security settings w/a button in the toolbar menu to secure documents. Works great. However, while testing the same functionality in version XI a popup always appears when this function is called. The settings are correct in the security setting popup but we do not need the popup to actually appear. Is there a way to disable the popup from appearing? It's confusing my users.
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I tried "Enable Usage Rights" in Adobe Reader, but that didn't work either. Where can I find the "Extended Reader Forms Rights" option at?
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I work for a "Company" that has ten's of thousands computers loaded with the latest version of Adobe Reader X. Unfortunately when we create a form in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro it cannot be signed by anyone using Adobe Reader X. Some how the security settings are changing when the form is open in Reader X. When the form is opened using Acrobat 9 Standard the form can be signed...the security settings have remain the same as when we built it in Pro. Is there a work around or something I have missed? This is a rather urgent issue as it will be effecting our whole "Company" and in the meantime we have been told to use another product until a solution is found. Your input is greatly appreciated!

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I'm wondering if the following is happening to you.
When in Acrobat, you are viewing the document differently and able to make edits. When you are opening the PDF from RoboHelp (or more accurately, the browser) you are presenting it from the PDF reader and not Acrobat. Thus you have different capabiities.
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I've been struggling to correct a problem all week and am at my wits end. Customer service was no help as the person I spoke with could barely speak english let alone understand the problem as I explained it to him. Hoping someone here can provide some insight, here's the issue:
I'm using a Windows 7 Professional OS. I created a Microsoft Word doc and used Adobe Acrobat XI Standard to create a form from it. It automatically detected the fields, which includes a signature field. I went through fixed it all up how it needed to be and did "save as other - reader extended pdf - enable forms fill in & save in reader".
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What are the security settings to lock down a form with fillable fields and yet allow someone with Reader to fill in the fields as will as save the form and print it?

What are the security settings to lock down a form with fillable fields and yet allow someone with Reader to fill in the fields as will as save the form and print it?

You want to allow someone to open your document and fill out the form (in the fields you have created), but not change or edit the form, right? Here's the answer - assuming you are using Acrobat Pro and someone will be opening the PDF using at least Acrobat Reader 9 and up:
Tools > Protection > Encrypt < Encrypt with Password
Answer YES to change the security.
A new window opens:
     Do NOT select Document Open (or that will require a password to open the document.)
     Select: Permissions (Check the box next to "Restrict editing and printing of the document.")
     Change the following 2 settings from the drop-down box:
          Printing Allowed: Select High Resolution
          Changes Allowed: Select Commenting, filling in form fields, and signing signature fields
          Leave selected: "Enable text access for screen reader devices for the visually impaired"
          Change Permissions Password (insert a strong password)
          Leave all other settings alone in "Options"
          OK - OK
          Re-enter the Permissions Password (the one you entered above)
          OK - OK
          Save the PDF to apply the security [notice that (SECURED0 will appear after the document title]

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