Open, save, or delete an attachment

You can open a PDF attachment and make changes to it—if you have permissions—and your changes are applied to the PDF attachment.

For other types of file attachments, you have an option of opening or saving the file. Opening the file starts the application that handles the file format of the attachment—you must have that application to open the attachment. Any changes you make are not applied to the attachment. Instead, save changes to the file, and then reattach it to the PDF document.

Note: Acrobat requires your approval every time you open or save certain file formats (such as EXE, VBS, or ZIP) because these formats are associated with malicious programs, macros, and viruses that can damage your computer. To open and save trusted file attachments without being prompted, set your Trust Manager preferences. See Restrict URLs and attachments in PDFs.

Open an attachment

 In the Attachments panel, select the attachment, and then click Open or choose Open Attachment from the Options menu.

Save an attachment

  1. In the Attachments panel, select one or more attachments, and click Save or choose Save Attachment from the Options menu.

    If you selected a single attachment, you have the option to rename the file.

  2. Specify a location, and then click Save.

Delete an attachment

  In the Attachments panel, select an attachment, and click the Delete button or choose Delete Attachment from the Options menu.