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Create secure PDF in Acrobat 9 and strip out all menus from reader

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2010-01-22 10:09:26
ehbeta
Registered: Jan 22 2010
Posts: 4

Hi,

Trying to create a locked down PDF with password security enabled but trying to prevent user from printing, Save As, emailing etc. Anyway to do this when creating PDF either through a menu option or some embedded javascript so if takes affect when user at whatever location views it in Acrobat Reader ?

Thanks

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 9.0, Windows
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2010-01-23 02:58:55
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UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
No - the whole concept of what you want to do is impossible.
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2010-01-26 06:47:26
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jbharris
Expert
Registered: Dec 17 2007
Posts: 18
Much of this can be accomplished, actually, with Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management, which gives you control over printing, access, copy/paste, watermarks, etc.

http://www.adobe.com/products/livecycle/rightsmanagement/

Otherwise, you would need to develop a custom plug-in.

-John B Harris, Adobe

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