How do i make a pdf editable but not copyable for my customers?

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June 1, 2021
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Correct answer try67

You can apply a security policy that prevents printing and extracting contents, but does allow filling in form fields. However, unless you also apply a file-open password it's trivial to remove it. And someone will always be able to take a screenshot of the file and get the contents out that way, of course... There's no real solution that's 100% secure, you'll just have to learn to live with that.

try67

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Do you mean the file itself should not be copyable (not possible), or its contents (possible, but quite easy to get around)?

Morten1972Author

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I want my customers to be able to edit the contense of the documents and print out. But i dont want them to copy the document for resale. How do i do this?

try67

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Thank you so much for your help. What kind of Abobe software do i need to set security policies? I'm currently using Adobe Standard DC.

Yes, you can do it with that version of Acrobat. Go to File - Properties - Security and select "Password Security", and you'll be able to set it up there.

Bernd Alheit

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This is not possible!

Morten1972Author

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I want my customers to be able to edit the contense of the documents and print out. But i dont want them to copy the document for resale. How do i do this?

Bernd Alheit

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You can't stop copying of the whole document. You restricvt the usage of the document with DRM.

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