Setting Security to a PDF document

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PDF Studio allows to set or change passwords and permissions on your pdf documents. You can set or remove permissions to print, to modify, to copy or to annotate pdf documents.

View Current Security Settings - View passwords and permissions for the current PDF document
Change Security Settings - Update passwords and permissions for the current PDF document
Use PDF Actions for Automation - Set security through PDF Actions and automate the process
Set Security to a Batch - Set the same security to a batch of files

To view current security settings, click on Document > Security from the top toolbar. The application will open the Document Security Settings dialog where you can view current security settings for the document.

• Passwords - Passwords to protect the document:

• Password to Open Document - This is also known as the user password and it is the password that is required when the document is open.
• Password to Change Permissions - This is also known as the permissions password or owner password and is the password that is required when trying to change permissions and passwords on the document.
  
  
• Permissions - Specific permissions for the document:
  
  
  • Printing High Definition - Permission to print the document at hight resolution. When this permission is granted, the following permission Printing is automatically granted.
    
    
  • Printing - Permission to print this document.
    
    
  • Text & Graphics Extraction - Permission to copy or extract text and graphics from this document. When this permission is granted, the following permission Extraction for Accessibility is automatically granted.
    
    
  • Extraction for Accessibility - Permission to extract text and graphics from this document in support of accessibility to disabled or other purposes.
    
  • Change Document - Permission to make changes to this document, for instance by creating form fields.
    • When this permission is granted, the following 3 permissions (Document Assembly, Comments and Form Filling) are also automatically granted.
    • When this permission is not granted, the following 3 permissions (Document Assembly, Comments and Form Filling) can independently be granted
      
      
  • Document Assembly Permission to assemble the document: insert, rotate or delete pages and create bookmarks or thumbnail images.
    
    
  • Annotations & Comments - Permission to Add or modify text annotations.
    • If this permission is granted, the following permission 'Form Filling and Signing' is also automatically granted.
    • If this permission is not granted, then the following permission 'Form Filling & Signing' can be granted independently.
    • And if this permission is granted and the 'Change Document' permission is also granted, creating or modifying interactive form fields (including signature fields) is allowed.
      
      
  • Form Filling & Signing - Fill in existing interactive form fields including signature fields.

To change current security settings:

1. click on Document > Security from the top toolbar.
2. The application will open the Document Security Settings dialog where you can view current security settings for the document.
3. Click on the Change Button
4. The application will open the Change Document Security dialog
5. Choose the desired options in the dialog (see options below)
6. Save the document to save the new security settings
   

• Passwords - Set passwords to protect the document:

• Password to Open Document - This is also known as the user password and it is the password that will be required when the document is open. Check the box and enter the password twice if you wish to set a user password.
• Password to Change Permissions - This is also known as the permissions password or owner password and is the password that will be required when trying to change permissions and passwords on the document. Check the box and enter the password twice if you wish to set an owner password.
  
  
• Permissions - Set specific permissions for the document:
  
  
  • Allow Printing High Definition - Check this box to allow printing the document at high resolution. When this permission is granted, the following permission Allow Printing is automatically granted.
    
    
  • Allow Printing - Check this box to allow printing the document.
    
    
  • Allow Text & Graphics Extraction - Check this box to allow copying or extracting text and graphics from this document. When this permission is granted, the following permission Allow Extraction for Accessibility is automatically granted.
    
    
  • Allow Extraction for Accessibility - Check this box to allow copying or extracting text and graphics from this document in support of accessibility to disabled or other purposes.
    
    
  • Allow All Changes - Check this box to allow changes to this document, for instance by creating form fields.
    • When this permission is granted, the following 3 permissions (Allow Document Assembly, Allow Annotations and Allow Form Filling & Signing) are also automatically granted.
    • When this permission is not granted, the following 3 permissions (Allow Document Assembly, Allow Annotations and Allow Form Filling & Signing) can independently be granted.
      
      
  • Allow Document Assembly - Check this box to allow assembling the document: inserting, rotating or deleting pages and creating bookmarks or thumbnail images.
    
    
  • Allow Annotations & Comments - Check this box to allow adding or modifying text annotations.
    • If this permission is granted, the following permission Allow Form Filling and Signing is also automatically granted.
    • If this permission is not granted, then the following permission Allow Form Filling & Signing can be granted independently.
    • And if this permission is granted and the Allow All Changes permission is also granted, creating or modifying interactive form fields (including signature fields) is allowed.
      
      
  • Allow Form Filling & Signing - Check this box to allow filling in existing interactive form fields including signature fields.
    

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