11.2.1 for Windows

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 Discard Objects
The Discard Objects panel lists options that allow you to remove objects from the
PDF.
Discard all form submission, import and reset actions: Disables all actions related
to submitting/importing form data and resetting form fields. This option retains form
objects to which actions are linked.
Flatten form fields: After flattening, all form fields can no longer be filled or modified.
Only the items that are visible with Hand command selected remain and change into
shape objects.
Discard all JavaScript actions: Removes all actions in the PDF that use JavaScript.
This option is selected by default.
Discard all alternate images: For an image that includes multiple versions, removes
all versions except the one used for on-screen viewing. Different versions may be used
for different purposes, such as low-resolution on-screen viewing and high-resolution
printing.
Discard embedded page thumbnails: Removes page thumbnails embedded in the
document. See also Embed page thumbnails.
Discard document tags: Removes all tags from the document, which will have an
impact on the document accessibility. See also the Accessibility chapter.
Detect and merge image fragment: Detects image fragments in the document, and
merge the adjacent image fragments with the same image properties into an image
object if the number of fragments is more than 25.
Discard embedded print settings: Removes print settings embedded in the PDF,
such as page scaling and duplex mode.
Discard embedded search index: Removes the search indexes embedded in the
document.
Discard bookmarks: Removes all bookmarks from the document.
 Discard User Data
This panel allows you to specify whether to remove personal information including
comments, attachments, layers, and document metadata.