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jmt111
Inspiring
February 12, 2013
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Make a secure pdf unsecure

  • February 12, 2013
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Is it possible to make a secure pdf unsecure using Adobe Acrobat Pro?

Basically, I am trying to add text using the Edit Document Text tool, but I cannot and I believe it is because it is secure.

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Correct answer try67

OK--then I guess my critique is misdirected. It should be directed towards companies that send these documents with blanket restrictions on them. I just got eight documents of many dozen pages needing to be signed or initialed and I do not look forward to having to scan each of these signed / initialed pages individually ...


Now you're getting our point... You should contact those companies and ask them to relax their policies and allow you to sign the documents digitally or via a form field.

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Megan5D86
New Participant
October 8, 2020

This was driving me INSANE. I accidentally added a signature that secured my document and it wouldn't let me do ANYTHING. Export it as a WORD document then delete the signature... then save as a PDF. Then it should be FIXED. Usually, I don't share my resolution but I feel this will save headaches lol.

try67
try67
Community Expert
October 8, 2020

If you signed it then you can easily remove it, too.

Bernd Alheit
Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
February 12, 2013

What did you see in the security settings of the document?

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Bill12
Inspiring
February 12, 2013

If you know it is secured for editing, then you will have to change the security setting to none first. That means you have to have the password. Once you have turned the security off, you can do minor edits to the PDF and then just reset the security.

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jmt111Author
Inspiring
February 13, 2013

When I open the file, “(SECURED)” is displayed to the right of the file name on the top horizontal bar. Does this mean it is secure?

If so, is there any other way to unsecure it if I do not know the password? I have tried printing it to a new pdf but could not.

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