Hi all!
I am returning to the Adobe community after many years. One of the reasons I haven't used it since school is that, while I found the individual programs very useful, I've always been overwhelmed by the types and variety of Adobe products!
Here's what I'm trying to do:
- I make files on Google Slides for educational products to sell online.
- Previously, I have downloaded them as PDF files and distributed them, no problem.
- Through research, I have found that the preferred method is to "flatten" a PDF so that images and text cannot be copied from a file.
- I do understand that pieces of my PDF would be available through programs such as a "snipping" tool.
Here's what I've done:
- I found instructions online how to adjust security settings so that the document's text and images would be unavailable to copy.
- In my normal, factory-installed Acrobat Reader, those options are static - it's a list, not an editable on/off field.
- I found instructions on how to turn a pdf to a series of image files, then back into a pdf. I also found how to make that pdf more than 12 pages.
Here's the problem with that - the quality of my product goes down! It goes from a crisp, clean pdf, to looking, well - like a picture of a pdf! It's not awful, but it's nowhere near what I am willing to sell.
So... I paid for Pro DC. I cannot install it (since I use my school's computer and don't have admin rights) - but it says I can use it through a browser. Each time I try, it says I'm logged in... but then tries to get me to buy Pro DC!
I understand there's a simpler way - to adjust the security settings - however, I can't figure out how to open my file in Pro DC so that I can adjust the security settings. I hope that once this is figured out, my documents will be secure but also maintain a good quality!
I'm a lot to take on! But... can you help?
Thanks so much!!
Karen
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