Save a PDF file

It is so important to save PDF files and retain all contents you add. You have to frequently save the PDF document to prevent losing any changes. You can choose to save the changes to the original document instead of creating a new file or a new version that contains all changes you have made. 

Save the original PDF document

This action saves any modifications you made to the original document without creating a new copy. You can choose to save the file using either Save or Save As when saving a newly-created PDF for the first time. Both of them open the Save As dialog box.

1. Open or create a PDF file and start making any changes to it.

2. Do any of the following to save the PDF document:

• • On the Quick Access Toolbar, click Save.

  • Press Ctrl+S on your keyboard to save the file.

  • Choose File > Save.

Save As a new version

You can save a new version of an existing document under a new name, creating a new file that includes any changes you have made to the original document. This way, you save the changes to the new file while keeping the original unchanged.

1. Open a PDF file and make any changes to it.

2. Choose File > Save As.

3. Decide where to save the file.

4. In the Save As dialog box, rename it to avoid overwriting the original one and then click Save.

Flatten additions and save as a PDF file

To prevent any additions you have made from being changed, use Flatten to disable their interactive properties before saving. You can flatten text mark-up, layers, form fields, redaction, and more. See Flatten documents.

1. Open a PDF file and make any changes to it.

2. Choose Advanced > Document Processing > Flatten.

3. In the Flatten dialog box, individually select the items you want to flatten from the options or click Select All and then click OK.

4. Choose File > Save As.

5. Decide where to save it and in the Save As dialog box, rename it to avoid overwriting the original one and click Save.

Autosave

The Autosave feature prevents losing your work progress by automatically saving files at regular intervals. In the Preferences dialog box, set the autosave interval that ranges from 1 to 120 (minutes), which determines how much new content the autosave file would contain. For example, if you set the interval to 10, you could lose the last 9 minutes of your work if a problem occurs during the time (e.g. power outage). The recovered files are listed in the Auto Recovery panel.

Set up auto save

1. In the Preferences dialog box under General, select Auto Save.

2. Check Automatically save document info with Auto Recovery every: ____ minutes and define the number of minutes.

Recover lost changes after an unexpected application shutdown

1. Start Right PDF Editor or open files using Right PDF Editor.

2. All the autosave files are listed in the Auto Recovery panel to the left. Double-click on one or multiple files to open.

3. Save them with the same filenames as the file you are working on.