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Extend features in Adobe Reader and include security?

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2009-11-26 19:09:36
hammer09
Acrobat 9
Registered: May 19 2006
Posts: 15

I have a PDF form that I will be distributing for users to open and fill in form fields using Adobe Reader. I also want to prevent the users from copying content from the PDF and pasting into other documents. Form field contents are fine but not the actual content of the PDF itself. Anyone know if this is even possible?

Chad Chelius
Chelius Graphic Services
chad [at] cheliusgraphicservices [dot] com

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Acrobat Pro 9.2, Macintosh
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2009-11-27 08:40:44
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lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Sure, you can set this using password security. Under File > Properties > Security tab select "Password Security" from the pulldown. In the Password Security Setting dialog select the permissions you would like for your form (i.e., Changes Allowed: Filling in Form Fields and signing existing signature fields). Make sure not to check the box to "Enable copying of text, images, and other content".After you have set the Security, then you can Reader-enable the form.

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

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