Protect Your PDFs

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The next time you distribute a PDF (by email, posting on the Web, etc.), think first about what it contains. Anything sensitive? Or are there parts of the PDF — a logo sketch or one of your photographs, for example — that you don’t want floating around on the Internet?
Using Adobe Acrobat, you can apply a simple PDF password that prevents people from copying text and graphics or from printing. And when called for, you can even require a password to open your file.
In this short, easy-to-follow video tutorial, you’ll learn how to protect your files from tampering. Click on the image below to open a separate window with the video.

 

  • oakdale_road says:

    I followed the instructions and they work when opening the .pdf in Acrobat but not in Preview. In Preview, I was still able to ‘grab’ selections and windows. Is there a way to disable these functions in Preview by changing the .pdf security settings? Thanks

  • rubaiyat says:

    I routinely crack the supposed “protection” in pdfs, mainly to trim out the gumpf from the valuable stuff I’d like to use as reference. A password is not enough to lock out anyone wanting to access the content.

    It shows a great deal of naïvety to take Adobe’s security claims at face value.

  • oakdale_road says:

    You should limit your comments to those that are helpful not condescending.

  • Anonymous says:

    when I click on the above image the video does not open and it says page not found???

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