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Commenting tools greyed out

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2007-03-05 09:54:20
JustinCredible
Registered: Mar 5 2007
Posts: 2

Why are the commenting tools greyed out on certain pdfs?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 7.0.0, Windows
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2007-03-05 11:35:57
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tedpadova
ExpertTeam
Registered: Dec 31 2005
Posts: 848
If you're using Adobe Reader, commenting tools are not available if the PDF document is not enabled with Reader usage rights. These special features are added by PDF authors using Acrobat Professional; and when added, the commenting tools are accessible.

ted

The author of numerous books on Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite, and an international speaker on Adobe Acrobat, Ted Padova is a well-known PDF guru.

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