The 'The document could not be saved. A number is out of range` error happens when Acrobat detects an issue with the PDF file's underlying structure. The solution for this problem is exporting a PDF to PostScript, and then convert the PostScript file back to PDF. Other solutions are also discussed in this article.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- What is "The document could not be saved. A number is out of range"?
- Why "The document could not be saved. A number is out of range" happens?
- How to resolve "The document could not be saved. A number is out of range":
- Solution 1: Export the PDF as a PostScript
- Solution 2: Rename and open PDF
- Conclusion
What is “The document could not be saved. A number is out of range”?
We may wonder why Adobe allows this BUG to exist when everyone does not have Acrobat. The problem here arises due to a faulty PDF. The structure of a PDF file is complicated so such issues can arise.
Why does “The document could not be saved. A number is out of range“ happens?
When the user tries to view a PDF or delete a page from a PDF, then you see an error message;
Following is the error message you get:
`A number is out of range`
A user can also get the same error when you try to perform other actions on the PDF, such as combining it with another PDF or inserting a new page.
How to resolve “The document could not be saved. A number is out of range”?
Please take the following actions outlined below to remedy the issue.
Solution 1:
Export the PDF as a PostScript file and then convert it into a PDF using Distiller. The “A number is out of range” error occurs when Acrobat finds some problem with the underlying structure of the PDF file. The best solution is to get a new PDF from the owner. If you can’t get one, then follow the below steps to resolve the problem.
Steps to follow:
- Open the PDF in Acrobat.
- Select File > Export To > PostScript from the File menu.
- Enter a new name for the file in the Save As PDF dialogue box, then click Save.
- Go to the folder where the PostScript file was saved. Right-click the file and select Adobe Acrobat Distiller from the context menu.
- The PostScript file is converted to a PDF file by Acrobat Distiller. In the same folder, the PDF file is saved.
- Acrobat should be used to open the PDF file. Now try seeing the pages in the PDF or deleting, inserting, or adding a page.
⚠️ This method works effectively for PDFs that do not contain interactive features like multimedia or form fields.
Solution 2: Rename and open PDF
1. Rename the original file's name
2. Go to Chrome Browser and open this file
3. Print> Save as .pdf
4. Open in Adobe
ℹ If you're a Mac user, you can avoid the problem by using Preview or avoiding Acrobat.
Conclusion:
The document could not be saved. A number is out of range is the issue we might face due to corrupted PDF files, in this article we discussed a number of resolutions such as renaming pdf files and exporting pdf files et. I hope this article will be useful, happy exploring !!