[GLLUG] PDF Files

[STeve Andre']

On Thursday 26 April 2007 09:43:41 Eric Miller wrote:
> Jim Fick wrote:
> > This might be a dumb question and I’m asking because I don’t know, but
> > can you create a PDF file so that anyone who opens it can not print it?
> > I downloaded a PDF doc from a government website that will not print.  I
> > can open other PDF documents and they print just fine.
>
> Adobe Acrobat Professional allows you to create a PDF that can not be
> printed and/or the form filled out and saved.

Never ever believe that something can be blocked, if there is an open-
source equivelant for it.

I have seen a 'non-printable' PDF printed out.  I didn't much care so I
didn't take good notes.

If you can't find a way to defeat this, use an open source viewer which
works with the document.  If that program obeys the do-not-print flag,
it would be very easy to get rid of that.

--STeve Andre'