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Dave Merchant replied to Photoshop CC Installed and Running

"Creative Cloud is being served via Akamai, so you're connecting to local edge servers (except for the services such as Behance). Globally, b"

in Photoshop General Discussion 7 replies
1 hour ago
Dave Merchant replied to Launch time for Creative Cloud will be TODAY at 8:00 PM PDT

"Confirmed, it's installed and functioning (insofar as it's supposed to) Jeff A Wright wrote:   ProDesignTools try now.  I was able to succ"

in Adobe Creative Cloud 137 replies
1 hour ago
Dave Merchant replied to Launch time for Creative Cloud will be TODAY at 8:00 PM PDT

"It was breifly pulled from the server, but if you close and re-open AAM it should now be back on the list. Note that as of right now it does"

in Adobe Creative Cloud 137 replies
2 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Launch time for Creative Cloud will be TODAY at 8:00 PM PDT

"CC is now deployed.   Download your CC apps from Adobe Application Manager."

in Adobe Creative Cloud 137 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Launch time for Creative Cloud will be TODAY at 8:00 PM PDT

"People are getting their timezones mixed up. 20:00 Pacific Daylight Time is 05:00 GMT.   Assuming the hamster remains in the wheel, CC shou"

in Adobe Creative Cloud 137 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to how do I grey out both Save and Save as in a protected file?

"What you're asking for is meaningless. PDF files do not stream, so by definition if someone has opened it they have already saved a copy to"

in Security & Electronic Signatures 4 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Signature panel in portfolios?

"The Tools/Sign/Comment Panels don't exist for a Portfolio - you have to open the individual file in a new window to see the normal user inte"

in Security & Electronic Signatures 1 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Acrobat 3D for Macintosh?

"There's no such thing as "Acrobat 3D" anymore.   Acrobat XI Pro can embed U3D and PRC files into PDFs, and is available on Windows and OS X"

in Rich Media & 3D 1 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Embed video in Help files

"There are no announced plans to change the implementation for rich media playback in the Acrobat Family, so you are stuck with the requireme"

in Rich Media & 3D 4 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Updating Attached File

"There are no 'auto sync' features for attached files in any PDF software. Once you attach something you are creating a totally independent c"

in Creating, Editing & Exporting PDFs 1 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Creating an Interactive Legal Brief

"You can't change the application preferences on another computer, but when you create a cross-document link you should see a dialog asking i"

in Creating, Editing & Exporting PDFs 8 replies
3 hours ago
Dave Merchant modified I paid $19 for pdf convert to word....not working

"I paid $19 for the yearly subscription on my credit card and it just wont convert. Can you find out why??"

in Adobe ExportPDF 0 bookmarks
4 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Making powerpoint speaker's notes accessible

"As I said, comments are not part of the page structure - so they cannot be tagged."

in Standards & Accessibility (tagged PDF) 7 replies
22 hours ago
Dave Merchant replied to Submitting PDF questionnaires offline?

"Yes, no problem.   If the laptops all have Adobe Reader XI, they can save a  filled-in PDF form (which uses the basic types of form field)"

in Creating, Editing & Exporting PDFs 2 replies
1 day ago
Dave Merchant replied to Why Adobe Connect?

"There are free mobile apps for Adobe Connect which allow you to participate in meetings from any Android, Blackberry or iOS device.   Green"

in Connect General Discussion 6 replies
1 day ago
Dave Merchant replied to Making powerpoint speaker's notes accessible

"When you convert a PPTX file into PDF using the Acrobat plugin for Powerpoint, speaker notes are placed on each page as a comment (in the to"

in Standards & Accessibility (tagged PDF) 7 replies
1 day ago
Dave Merchant replied to Right to left (RTL) text direction in mostly LTR files

"How are you creating the document? InDesign etc. can specify the language for a block of text, and where multiple languages are present in a"

in Standards & Accessibility (tagged PDF) 1 replies
1 day ago
Dave Merchant replied to Elusive Serial Number on box (Photoshop Elements 11) bought from Amazon

"For a boxed product the serial number should be on the CD/DVD sleeve/case inside the carton. If it's not, and you have purchased from an off"

in Photoshop Elements 2 replies
2 days ago
Dave Merchant modified PDF Converter is crap and ADBOE support is S--t

"I paid twice for the Export PDF converter to word and the stupid thing still wouldn't work.   I upload the PDF as a PDF not a document and"

in Adobe ExportPDF 0 bookmarks
2 days ago
Dave Merchant replied to Adobe software - How I want to buy it

"Software (irrespective of the format it's supplied in) is subject to VAT. Harm Millaard wrote:     Electronic downloads are services that"

in Video Lounge 8 replies
2 days ago
Dave Merchant replied to Lr 5 release

"Please see http://www.adobe.com/go/pa"

in Photoshop Lightroom 1 replies
2 days ago
Dave Merchant replied to Acrobat XI - Can I add the Crop tool to the Internet Explorer Acrobat Toolbar?

"When you're viewing a PDF inside a browser, you're in effect using Adobe Reader (which is how the Protected Mode in Acrobat is implemented)."

in Creating, Editing & Exporting PDFs 2 replies
3 days ago
Dave Merchant replied to Adobe reader vs Adobe Pro for Development

"These days, it's actually more important to test with stuff from outside the Acrobat Family - such as mobile apps, Web browser engines, etc."

in Adobe Reader 3 replies
3 days ago
Dave Merchant replied to Anyone home from Adobe???

"Personal insults towards other forum users will result in disciplinary action. Be polite, or leave.Users identified with a white background"

in Adobe Reader 22 replies
3 days ago
Dave Merchant replied to Setting Expiry Date on PDF Documents

"1 - you can't. 2 - see #1.   JavaScript-based 'expiry' of a PDF file is a futile exercise, it is ignored by non-Adobe and mobile PDF softw"

in Adobe Reader 1 replies
3 days ago