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Date:	Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:28:37 PST8
From:	"Jon Harrison" <jharrison@seadog.reno.nv.us >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Locked PDF (was Another eCS group buy for SCOUG members)

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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:44:25 PST8, J R FOX wrote:

>
>That may have changed to some degree with Acrobat 7,
>per something I've heard, but I don't know yet.

Acrobat 7 introduced some locking mechanisms.

"Acrobat security is similar to home security. Just as people lock
their doors to prevent others from entering their houses without
permission, authors may use the various Acrobat security features
to "lock" PDF documents. For example, authors can add passwords to
restrict users from opening a PDF document, and they can prevent
users from printing or editing a document. They can also use
digital signatures to certify and encrypt PDF documents. A document
to which security features have been applied is called a restricted
document."

I obtained a pdf that was locked against saves. I could edit
fields to fill out a form and then print it, but I could not save
or save-as. This was as designed according to the instructions
that came with the pdf.

Using win NT and adobe distiller v4.0 I was able to edit and save
it.

Rgds, Jon

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