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2010-04-07 14:55:49
taoslvr
Registered: Apr 7 2010
Posts: 4

I created a PDF in version 8 and now that I've upgraded to version 9, I can no longer use the Select Text tool to edit some links in the document because the Tools/Advanced Editing tools are disabled (greyed out).

While tying to solve the problem, I noticed that the file was in "PDF/A" format. Using a suggestion from another post, I navigated to a "Preflight" tool that allowed me to remove PDF/A compatibility. This *partially* restored 3 of the tools, including the Touch up Text tool, Touch up Reading Order, and Touch up Object. Unfortunately, although the Touch up Text tool is no longer greyed out, it is completely NONFunctional.

Any advice would be appreciated. I'm using Windows XP SP3.

Thanks!
-Steve

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Windows
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2010-04-08 10:48:50
#1
thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Is there any security or Reader Rights Enabling on this document?

Have you tried saving as a copy, or running the optimizer?

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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2010-04-09 09:10:38
#2
taoslvr
Registered: Apr 7 2010
Posts: 4
No security. It is my own document too.

The problem actually cleared up on it's own. This happened after I migrated my admin user profile to another name after my profile was partially corrupted.

Thank you for your response though.
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2010-04-09 09:37:59
#3
thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Very interesting! Are you on Vista? It's entirely possible that a corrupted user profile would block access to resource files Acrobat needed for various features.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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2010-04-09 11:13:55
#4
taoslvr
Registered: Apr 7 2010
Posts: 4
No I'm on XP SP3... But the corruption could well be the cause...
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