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Creating a 'locked' PDF?

I have a Pages project I want to export out as a PDF. I want to 'lock' the PDF so it can't be printed or manipulated with. But I don't want to 'lock' it so people can't read it.


I know I can do a 'Print', choose Save-as-PDF, and then select 'Security' to be able to do this. But I want to be able to use Pages ability to export different compressions (Good, Better, Best). I need the document to be smaller for an internet download.


Is there any way I can export out a Pages document (that is compressed) and still be able to use the 'Security' lock when making the PDF?


All ears,


Ben


When I try to re-print out a PDF from Preview (to be able to add security) ... it won't conform to the original page size and I get a lot of added white. Even when I set the print job to the original 'Page' size.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 2, 2018 10:01 AM

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Posted on Mar 2, 2018 11:31 AM

That's definitely a valid concern... Is this what you're talking about (see image below)?

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All I know about that is that particular option is that when I set the bottom two checkbox settings, I was still able to edit the text of the PDF in Adobe Acrobat. So you might have to look at a PDF processor more powerful than Preview or Pages. :/

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