prevent copy if pdf document (generated from word)

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prevent copy if pdf document (generated from word)

I'm a converting my Word document into pdf using the built-in microsoft office converter (save as--> pdf).

I want my pdf to be protected (users cannot copy text from it). i can't seem to find any options for this when converting to pdf.

Any hint?

Thanks.

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This is not possible. Even if such a thing were in the PDF specification (I don't think there is), a non-official (non-Adobe) viewer would most probably ignore the option specified in the file, for example, Evince, a popular Gnome PDF viewer that is the default on Ubuntu. Most viewers would ignore such an option because it impedes the user's freedom.

Delan Azabani 2010-09-14 12:08:26

I'm almost pretty sure you can do that (even with the non-Adobe apps). It is not about user's freedom, its about pdf security settings, which i believe are set when the pdf is created.

Zee99 2010-09-14 12:41:34

Yes, but I'm saying, any program can choose to ignore the 'don't select or copy' flag, if they favour user freedom. I'm saying, in other words, that this is an ineffective way of protecting your information.

Delan Azabani 2010-09-14 12:44:03

+1 A:

Found it, Can be done with Adobe Acrobat Professional, not the Acrobat Reader.

PDF, or portable document format, forms were created by Adobe as a form of universal file format. Adobe Acrobat Reader, which allows you to view PDF files, is available for free download. Unfortunately, to manipulate documents and perform functions like changing security settings, you must have the full Adobe Acrobat software. With it, you can create secure PDFs, but you can also change security settings on PDF forms.

Zee99 2010-09-14 13:23:35

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