Re: Yet another Adobe question Bob Beattie 20 Jan 2009 15:50 EST
Suzanne, is this true only between different 'First Number" Adobe programs? That is if you use Reader 8.x.x to open but you have Professional 7.x.x it will do as you describe. I just tried this on my non-Mac, a Dell to be precise. I have Reader 8.1.2 and Professional 8.1.3. By the way, Reader is for forms. I opened with Reader, by right clicking on the Form and selecting Reader. I made some changes and saved. At no time did the Pro 8.1.3 kick in to take over the Form. The save dialog box read " Adobe PDF Files (*.pdf). I then opened it again in the same manner, and it opened as a Reader file. I suggest that people with non-Macs to not rely on preference setting. Save the file to your desktop and then open it with the preferred program. To Paula: Grants.gov official position is that you can use 8.1.2, 8.1.3, or 9.0-- Reader or Pro. However, you might consider what Adobe says about 8.1.2. "Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2 and earlier versions. These vulnerabilities would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system." Adobe Reader 8.1.3 and 9 and Acrobat 8.1.3 and 9 are not vulnerable to these issues. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 who can’t update to Adobe Reader 9 install the 8.1.3 update to protect themselves from potential vulnerabilities. http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html Bob ------------------------------ Robert Beattie On Jan 20, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Schier-Happell, Suzanne E wrote: Hi, Jennifer. If you’re modifying the form, then your computer will default to Adobe Professional. The Reader program is not for forms, so even though you might be able to open a PDF file with the 8.1.3 reader, you would not be able to save a form using that same program. If you want to upgrade your grants.gov forms capability, you’ll have to get an updated version of Professional, not just an updated version of Reader. Does that make sense? Good luck! Suzanne From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chappelle Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:54 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] Yet another Adobe question Hi folks, We have a bit of an odd situation and I'm wondering if this has already been covered on this list, or if anyone else is experiencing this... We have Adobe 7 professional installed on all of our computers. Based on all available advice, we downloaded Reader 8.1.3 and told our computers to "always use this application to open this type of file". We then downloaded the adobe grants.gov application and filled it in. When we hit "save as", the window box opens with the drive options to save the file to, and the file type is described as an Adobe 7 file. Has anyone experienced this? This file has never touched Adobe 7. Ever. Any ideas? Thanks much, Jennifer Chappelle Colozzi Grant Manager Bone Marrow Transplantation Section Transplantation Biology Research Center Massachusetts General Hospital MGH East Bldg. 149-5102, 13th Street Boston, MA 02129 617-726-6712 Fax:617-724-9892 xxxxxx@tbrc.mgh.harvard.edu http://www.mghtbrc.org The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it isaddressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mailcontains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine athttp://www.partners.org/ complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in errorbut does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properlydispose of the e-mail. ====================================================================== I nstructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== I nstructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================