We have received many comments regarding saving our Adobe PDF files along with the typed information.

The following information should help clear it up.

I'm in Adobe Reader/Adobe Acrobat Reader. I typed all the information. When I go to "Save a Copy" it doesn't save my work. Why? 

You are in the internet version of Adobe Acrobat Reader . This is not Adobe Acrobat. The Internet Reader does not allow you to save anything you type into a PDF document while on the web. The PDF document is an actual web page. When you save this PDF all you save is the clear, empty web page you see when it first opens. It will not retain the information once it is closed or the Internet window goes to a new page.  In order to save your work, you must do the following lengthy process.

1. Purchase Adobe Acrobat. (They sell it in the University Store)

2. Load Adobe Acrobat onto your computer.

3. Go to the web page where your PDF document is located.

4. Save a copy of the PDF document when it opens on your web browser to your computer.

6. Open the document you just saved in Adobe Acrobat.

7. Start typing and save it for future use.

I used to be able to type and save with Adobe Reader a couple years ago! Why can't I do it now?            

Adobe Acrobat Reader used to be a separate, free program from the Internet Explorer. Now, it is seamless. This is convenient for web searching on the internet, but has greatly confused the editing and inputting PDF process. Previously, you could only download the pdf document onto your computer before you could view it in the Adobe Reader or the Adobe Acrobat program. Adobe Reader allowed you to put and save text in previous versions. It was only the Adobe Acrobat program which allowed you to make pdfs. Now, the programs have drastically changed. Adobe Acrobat Reader has become free, but very limited. Adobe Acrobat has become more powerful and pricey. The reason: Adobe wants to make more money. PDFs are great ways to send documents. Adobe realized this and decided it could make a lot of money off of making the free features exclusive to the Acrobat program.

You can contact Jane at Jane.Scott@utsouthwestern.edu regarding any of your UTSW International Office pdf form concerns.