User:Kjkiser2/Writing to a PDF Using Acrobat not Reader

Background / Problem

Because Wolftech has chosen to use Adobe Acrobat Reader (heretofore called Reader) as a default application which installs automatically, and because that program in not intended to run alongside the full version of Adobe Acrobat (heretofore Acrobat), the two will conflict on occasion. The default behaviour is for Reader to open every PDF document. Unfortunately, Reader does not have the capability to write PDFs. This is the advantage to using the full version of Acrobat.

Solution

When looking at a PDF file, make sure to save it to the computer's hard drive [ie: My Documents] before trying to edit it. When it is saved to the hard drive:

1. Close Acrobat Reader
2. Open Adobe Acrobat [click Start>Programs>Adobe Acrobat 5]
3. Open the PDF file you want to edit. [File>Open]
4. Edit the document
5. Save and/or print the document

If you have questions regarding this procedure or any other technical difficulties, feel free to email Wolftech at ecehelp@ncsu.edu