Reader Extensions

The Reader Extensions mode enables you to add comments, etc. when using the Adobe Reader software distributed for the viewing of PDF files.

For information on the optional products required to use this function, see "Optional Products Required for Each Function."

NOTE
Reader Extensions is only compatible with Adobe Reader 7 or later.

Press [Scan and Send] → specify the destination → press the file format button.

Select [PDF] → press [Set Details].

If [Set Details] is not displayed, press [Reader Extensions] on the <File Format> screen.

Press [Reader Extensions] → [OK] → [OK].

NOTE
If both Reader Extensions and [Password Required to Change Permiss.] for Encrypted PDF are set, Reader Extensions functions are restricted to the set privileges. You cannot set Reader Extensions in the following cases: If [Optimize PDF for Web] is set to 'On', and the Digital Signatures mode is set If [Format PDF to PDF/A] is set to 'On' (See "Formatting PDF Files to PDF/A.") If Digital Signature and Reader Extensions are both set for a PDF file, changes made after the signature is applied are stored as Comments in the PDF file. If you are setting both Reader Extensions and Encrypted PDF, and specifying [Password Required to Change Permiss.] for Encrypted PDF, select one of the following from the Allow Changes drop-down list. Signature Field Signing Commenting and Signature Field Signing Changes but Add Comments/Extract Pages Changes but Extract Pages When opening a PDF with Reader Extensions using Adobe Reader, an error will occur if the creation time of a PDF file is later than the time on the computer clock. Errors may occur if the time settings on the machine clock and the computer clock differ. The following features are available in Adobe Reader 7 or later for Reader Extensions compatible PDF files: Adding Comments and Editing Added Comments Store Corrected Files (Save or Save As) Signature Field Signing The following features are available in Adobe Reader 8 or later for Reader Extensions compatible PDF files: Add Digital Signatures

NOTE

If both Reader Extensions and [Password Required to Change Permiss.] for Encrypted PDF are set, Reader Extensions functions are restricted to the set privileges.

You cannot set Reader Extensions in the following cases:

If [Optimize PDF for Web] is set to 'On', and the Digital Signatures mode is set

If [Format PDF to PDF/A] is set to 'On' (See "Formatting PDF Files to PDF/A.")

If Digital Signature and Reader Extensions are both set for a PDF file, changes made after the signature is applied are stored as Comments in the PDF file.

If you are setting both Reader Extensions and Encrypted PDF, and specifying [Password Required to Change Permiss.] for Encrypted PDF, select one of the following from the Allow Changes drop-down list.

Signature Field Signing

Commenting and Signature Field Signing

Changes but Add Comments/Extract Pages

Changes but Extract Pages

When opening a PDF with Reader Extensions using Adobe Reader, an error will occur if the creation time of a PDF file is later than the time on the computer clock. Errors may occur if the time settings on the machine clock and the computer clock differ.

The following features are available in Adobe Reader 7 or later for Reader Extensions compatible PDF files:

Adding Comments and Editing Added Comments

Store Corrected Files (Save or Save As)

Signature Field Signing

The following features are available in Adobe Reader 8 or later for Reader Extensions compatible PDF files:

Add Digital Signatures