0 Replies Latest reply: May 16, 2012 5:00 PM by FSfromFlorida RSS

    Adobe Reader 10.1.3 Saved Document Locks but Should Not?

    FSfromFlorida Community Member

      If I add a comment to an existing PDF (one I created on my scanner) and "Save" the resulting modified PDF to the same file location with the same name (e.g. overwrite the existing file) the resulting file has the "lock" symbol next to the file name and cannot be opened on any other computer unless I run an "unlock" program. If I do the exact same thing but "Save as" with a different file name there is no "lock".  Either way I have to go through 3 extra steps (unlock/delete locked file/rename unlocked file or save as/delete locked file/rename save as file) to accomplish the simple task of adding a comment(s) to an existing document I own.  Any ideas on how to avoid this problem?


      If I add the comment in Adobe Pro this problem does not happen but that involves a trip to a different PC to work on the document over the network which is also a pain.