How can I remove the email option from a PDF?

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How can I remove the email option from a PDF?

When our site displays a PDF using the browser plug-in, is there a way to disable the options to Email the document and/or save a copy?

I looked at FileOpen.com, but couldn't find their pricing, and I'm wondering if there's a way to alter the document with Javascript or some other means.

+1 A:

No, the browser plugin will not allow you to disable those options.

tehsilverdollar 2009-11-24 18:05:33

+2 A:

if you display a document, the client will already have it on their disk—in browser cache for example

knittl 2009-11-24 18:08:53

That's right. You can't stop someone from downloading a file if you've already exposed it to them in order to display it in the browser. Forget that it's a PDF, in your case, the problem is that it's just a regular downloadable file.

Rowan 2009-11-25 03:15:24

+1 A:

You could convert the document to an image and show it in a frame so you get scroll bars, but you lose a lot of the conveniences that pdf offers. As others have already pointed out, if you're sending something to their browser they have a copy of it and can save it if they like.

tloach 2009-11-24 18:14:21

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