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Participant
November 15, 2017
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Locking a PDF

Using Adobe Acrobat DC, is there a way to lock a pdf from copying, emailing, editing, and saving?

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    John Waller
    John WallerCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 16, 2017

    Open the PDF in Acrobat DC, click File > Properties > Security

    Security Method: select Password Security from the dropdown menu and explore your options.

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    Participant
    January 19, 2021

    Hi, 

    can I lock a pdf after I have filled a form to avoid the receiver being able to change it? I tried with password security on editing, but that only takes care of the text outside of the form fields that I have filled in manually. Is there a solution to this?

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    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 19, 2021

    After filling the form fields you can disable form filling at password security.

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    Kanikas
    Legend
    November 21, 2017

    Moving to Document Cloud PDF services​

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    John Waller
    Community Expert
    John WallerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 16, 2017

    Open the PDF in Acrobat DC, click File > Properties > Security

    Security Method: select Password Security from the dropdown menu and explore your options.

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