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In the Save As dialog box, enter the filename and location, and click Save.
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You can save the file only in PDF format.
Save comments, form field entries, and digital signatures
Commenting, filling in forms, and using digital signatures are available when the form creator has extended
additional rights to Reader users.
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Choose File > Save As.
If you are viewing a PDF in a web browser, the Reader File menu is not available. However, you can use the Save A
Copy button on the Reader toolbar to save the PDF.
See also
"Filling in PDF forms" on page 76
"Participating in a PDF review" on page 47
Save a PDF as a text file
Choose File > Save As Text.
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In the Save As Text dialog box, enter the filename and location, and click Save.
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Your file is saved with the .txt extension.
Note: This command appears only in the full version of Adobe Reader.
When you are working on a document to which additional usage rights have been assigned, Adobe Reader automat-
ically saves your work every 5 minutes. You change how often Adobe Reader saves your work in the General Prefer-
ences.
Recover lost changes
To prevent lost changes after an unexpected interruption, the Autosave feature must be enabled, which is the default
setting.
Set up automatic saving
Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat > Preferences (Mac OS).
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Select Documents on the Categories list.
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3 If Automatically Save Document Changes To Temporary File Every xx Minutes (1-99) is not selected, select it now.
In the Minutes box, specify how often you want Reader to save files.
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Recover lost changes after an unexpected shutdown
Start Reader or open the file you were working on last.
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2 When prompted, click Yes to open the autosave file or files. If multiple files were open, Reader opens all of the files
for you.
Save the file or files with the same names as the files you were originally working on.
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