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robs27852907
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March 15, 2017
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Any way to make a .pdf viewable, but NOT printable/downloadable?

  • March 15, 2017
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Have brochure pdfs for a client site that they'd like to have users view, but not download or print. Any way to do that, with keeping original pdf format intact?.

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Correct answer try67

You can apply a security policy that prevents the file from being printed (although not all PDF viewers respect it, unfortunately), but in order to view a file it must be first downloaded to the local computer.

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robs27852907
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March 15, 2017

Thanks - curious if you have experience converting from pdf to swf, and if that solves this problem  but just in a different format?

try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 15, 2017

Don't know, sorry.

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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March 15, 2017

You can apply a security policy that prevents the file from being printed (although not all PDF viewers respect it, unfortunately), but in order to view a file it must be first downloaded to the local computer.

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