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Acrobat reader Print Dialog

pvanwyk
Registered: Jan 28 2009
Posts: 2

Hi. Is it possible to bypass the print dialog in Acrobat Reader when viewing a pdf document in a webbrowser?

When the user clicks on print or chooses File | Print, we want the document to print without showing the print dialog to the user.

We currently have Acrobat Reader version 8.1.2 installed.

Regards, Pieter

My Product Information:
Reader 8.1.2, Windows
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Silent printing is a potential security risk because a malicious file can silently print multiple times to your printer, wasting printer resources. It can also prevent other documents from printing by keeping the printer busy. For this reason, silent printing is only allowed in the following situations:

* The site that is trying to print is in your list of trusted sites in Trust Manager.
* The open PDF is listed as a privileged location in the Security (Enhanced) preferences.

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

khaled_jamel
Registered: Feb 27 2009
Posts: 1
hi i have the same question i understand it's a prob of sesurity but the website where i want to use this option its a local and trusted web site and i havent a prob of security
can i configure my pc to have this silent printing?
thank you
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
khaled_jamel wrote:
hi i have the same question i understand it's a prob of sesurity but the website where i want to use this option its a local and trusted web site and i havent a prob of security
can i configure my pc to have this silent printing?
thank you
Have you tried making sure the above mentioned steps are taken within the Acrobat/Reader preferences?

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