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September 19, 2017
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Make a fillable pdf non-shareable

  • September 19, 2017
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I am creating a fillable pdf that will be for purchase.  Is there a way to make this so it can not be shared, copied or redistributed?  I would like the owner to be able to edit and resave as needed.

I'm creating the form in InDesign...hopefully I'm asking in the right forum!

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    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 19, 2017

    How do you mean "the owner to be able to edit it"? The end-user is able to enter text into text fields (and some other activities) - and save it - in PDF forms, but they are not be able to change the actual form.

    Known Participant
    September 19, 2017

    I meant the end user.  Thank you for your response.

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 19, 2017

    No. Anyone can share a PDF. The P stands for portable.

    Known Participant
    September 19, 2017

    That is as I figured...no way to protect work from being shared, but I thought I would check.  Thanks for responding.