Re: [Skim-app-users] Cannot save notes and highlighting on pdfs

[Cormac M. A. <co...@gm...>]

Ok, thanks for your help.


Cormac.

On 16 September 2010 13:21, Christiaan Hofman <cmh...@gm...> wrote:

> This looks like the file doesn't have write permission. That has nothing to
> do with PDF, it's your file system. As the message indicates, you can try to
> fix this using Finder. It may also be that the folder you want to save to
> does not have write permissions for you.
>
> Christiaan
>
>
> On Sep 16, 2010, at 13:49, Cormac Mac Amhlaigh wrote:
>
> Hi,
> thanks for this.
>
> THis is the message I got:
>
> "The document “legal-obligation_sc.pdf” could not be saved. You don’t have
> permission.  To view or change permissions, select the item in the Finder
> and choose File > Get Info."
>
> I also get it when I simply try to save it as a pdf.
>
> Cormac.
>
> On 16 September 2010 12:19, Christiaan Hofman <cmh...@gm...> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Sep 16, 2010, at 12:41, Cormac Mac Amhlaigh wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > i've just started using skim to read my pdf. files and I find it really
>> useful.  THe only problem is when I try to save a version of the document
>> with notes and highlighted text, I keep getting a message that I cannot save
>> it as I do not have permissions for that pdf. document. (this includes
>> trying to save or export the document in the variety of options given in the
>> document).  Given that virtually all the pdfs. that we use are locked, is
>> there someway of saving it with notes and highlights?
>> > Otherwise skim is pretty pointless.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Cormac.
>>
>> You should be able to just save, as that just saves the PDF data
>> unchanged. I have no problem saving protected PDFs with attached notes. You
>> may not be able to Export with embedded notes for protected documents.
>> Perhaps there is some problem with the permissions of the file on the disk,
>> or the type of disk you save to? What exactly is the error message you get?
>>
>> Christiaan
>>
>
>
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