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October 28, 2015
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How to disable "send file as email attachment" feature?

  • October 28, 2015
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ver 11.0.13

how to disable  "send file as email attachment" feature?

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Correct answer Steve Cordero

Thanks brogers_1.

I removed the button "send file as email attachment" by registry.

but I cannot disable or remove "send file" under the menu "file" after I tried a lot of keys.

My version is just adobe reader XI

Do you have any idea about which registry key works on it?


/************************* Hide Menu ********************************/

//Hide the default File>Send File... menu item

app.hideMenuItem("Email");

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Anubha Goel
Participating Frequently
October 28, 2015

Hi lance.zhu,

Please navigate to another thread discussing the same:

Hide/disable the attach to email/share files

Let me know if that helps.

Regards,

Anubha

Lance_ZhuAuthor
Participant
October 29, 2015

Thanks Anubha,

I have read this Hide/disable the attach to email/share files

my version is adobe reader XI, I cannot find a key about "send file as email attachment" in my regitry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\AVGeneral\cCommonToolsDesktop

and also no "cServices" or "bEnableShareFile" in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\FeatureLockDown

is that because there are some differencts between 2 version?

EnterpriseHelp
Inspiring
October 29, 2015

The instructions are really only for administrators in enterprise settings. Mucking with your registry without an understanding of the risks is not recommended. However, search for the preference here: Preference Reference for Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

Additional deployment and config information is here: Introduction — Enterprise Administration Guide. Refer the the preferences chapter as well as other sections.

Note 2 things:

  • The preferences are not often there by default. You have to create them manually.
  • You can only change the setting on machines you control.

hth,

Ben