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chaits14
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July 26, 2019
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How can I disable download and print option for a PDF in my website?

  • July 26, 2019
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I want to show PDF content in my browser application but I don't want the users to download or print it. How can I disable the Download, Print and Save As option in the PDF?I want to show PDF content in my browser application but I don't want users to download or print it. How can I disable the download, print and Save As option in the PDF? I can disable the toolbar which comes in the PDFViewer but I just want to disable the download and print option keeping other options intact. How can I achieve this?

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    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
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    July 26, 2019

    Hi

    You can disable Print by adding security to the PDF with the Protect tool and disallowing Print.

    Details here: How to password protect a PDF |

    Acrobat does not have a feature to disallow download. Talk to your web developers or ask on the Dreamweaver forum.

    Jane

    Bernd Alheit
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    Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
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    July 26, 2019

    jane-e  schrieb

    Hi

    You can disable Print by adding security to the PDF with the Protect tool and disallowing Print.

    Details here: How to password protect a PDF |

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    Some PDF viewers ignores this settings.

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