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Can you create a PDF template like a Microsoft Office template file?

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2008-11-21 16:00:13
SeattleUser
Registered: Nov 21 2008
Posts: 108
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I'm using Acrobat 8 Professional on a Windows XP platform. I know that you can create a form and distribute it for feedback, but what if I want to do the following:

- Create a simple PDF template form and let it sit on a network drive for general user access
- People can open a copy from the template and fill it in
- When they go to save it, they are forced to do a 'Save-As' to create a new file (much like Microsoft Office templates)

Is this possible?

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2008-11-21 16:43:04
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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
There's not anything you can do within Acrobat to prevent overwriting a file, but you can make the file read-only and/or use file/directory permissions to prevent the file from being overwritten.

George
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2008-11-21 16:58:32
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SeattleUser
Registered: Nov 21 2008
Posts: 108
Such a simple answer - I don't know why I didn't think of that! Thanks, George. At least my research efforts were in vain - I figured out how to create a button with a custom script.
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