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hinterlandboyz2
Is it possible to create a pdf file where the recipient it is sent to can
'only view' and make no changes or print out the file?
'only view' and make no changes or print out the file?
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JoAnn Paules
Yes and no. If you have the full version of Acrobat, you can set it not to
print or be changed but there's always a screenshot which can be printed or
converted to text and edited.
print or be changed but there's always a screenshot which can be printed or
converted to text and edited.
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Harlan Grove
....JoAnn Paules said:Yes and no. If you have the full version of Acrobat, you can set it not to
print or be changed but there's always a screenshot which can be printed or
converted to text and edited.
More no than yes. These 'security' settings can be disabled unless the
person creating the PDF file sets an 'owner' password, but PDF 'owner'
passwords are as easy to crack as internal passwords in Office
documents (.doc[x], .xls[x..]). Anyone who knows how to perform a web
search and either follow instructions on how to use a hex editor or
spend US$30 or less to buy password cracking software can break into
any PDF file they can open.
The standard rule-of-thumb for IP security applies: if a user can open
a file, given enough cleverness they can access and [mis]use anything
in the file.
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JoAnn Paules
Thank you. I knew if I said no, people would jump in and tell me how wrong I
was. Easier to tell him yes and no. Should have emphasized the no a bit
more.
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
was. Easier to tell him yes and no. Should have emphasized the no a bit
more.
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
Harlan Grove said:...JoAnn Paules said:Yes and no. If you have the full version of Acrobat, you can set it not to
print or be changed but there's always a screenshot which can be printed
or
converted to text and edited.
More no than yes. These 'security' settings can be disabled unless the
person creating the PDF file sets an 'owner' password, but PDF 'owner'
passwords are as easy to crack as internal passwords in Office
documents (.doc[x], .xls[x..]). Anyone who knows how to perform a web
search and either follow instructions on how to use a hex editor or
spend US$30 or less to buy password cracking software can break into
any PDF file they can open.
The standard rule-of-thumb for IP security applies: if a user can open
a file, given enough cleverness they can access and [mis]use anything
in the file.