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Disable menu item

Koen Wyckmans
Registered: Feb 24 2010
Posts: 17
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Can someone help me doing the following?

I want to disable the menu item 'save'. I want to ensure that the viewers of my PDF only use the function 'save as'.

can someone help me solve this problem?

thanks

try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
You can use a folder-level script that contains this code:
app.hideMenuItem("Save");

However, you should be aware that the users can still save by pressing Ctrl+S. It can't be completely disabled.

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Koen Wyckmans
Registered: Feb 24 2010
Posts: 17
Wow thanks!

Next question: how can I disable a shortcut?

:-)

thanks for the help
try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
What kind of shortcut? I don't know of any shortcuts in Acrobat...

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Koen Wyckmans
Registered: Feb 24 2010
Posts: 17
I mean the 'ctrl/cmd + s'?

Anyway to disable that?
try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
I see.

Not with a script. Maybe a plugin or application that hooks to the OS and manages to catch the keyboard input before Acrobat does...

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Koen Wyckmans
Registered: Feb 24 2010
Posts: 17
I will look in to that...

Where do i insert the script?
try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
Have a read through this tutorial: http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/folder_level_scripts

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