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2008-10-07 07:22:34
cramia
Registered: Oct 6 2008
Posts: 33

Is there any setting that protects a Template and forces a user to use "Save File As" in order to keep the Template intact?

Thank you!!

CRamia

CRamia
New York

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
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2008-10-07 09:59:57
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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Probably the simplest approach is to set the file to read-only via the file system. Short of a custom Acrobat plug-in, I don't think there's another way to do this in Acrobat...

Well, there is at least one other way. It involves setting up a special template-based FDF file. When the FDF is launched, the PDF gets created on-the-fly from template pages from one or more PDFs. The user can Save or SaveAs the resulting PDF without affecting the original(s). There are certain limitations to this approach and it can get a bit complicated, but it's possible.

George
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