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richf40424793
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January 18, 2018
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Partial Restricted content in PDF

  • January 18, 2018
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Is there any way to partially restrict the text areas in a pdf? Would like to lock certain content areas and allow other areas to be editable

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Correct answer try67

It's not possible to restrict just a part of file using the built-in security policies that Acrobat offers, actually.

If they are referring to text fields then it can be done to some extent, yes, but it requires a script, and is not very secure.

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Adorobat
Adorobat
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April 5, 2018

Hi Richf,

Sorry for the delay in response.

Yes, it's possible to lock certain areas in a pdf using permissions in Acrobat. Please visit this link which explains more on how to:  Protect PDF files with permissions |

You may also visit following forum thread discussing the similar topic:

https://acrobatusers.com/forum/security/locking-pdf-document/

Feel free to update this discussion if you have any further questions.

Shivam

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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April 5, 2018

It's not possible to restrict just a part of file using the built-in security policies that Acrobat offers, actually.

If they are referring to text fields then it can be done to some extent, yes, but it requires a script, and is not very secure.

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