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How do you save protected documents as PDF?
We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers
then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as PDF since password protection of sig has been added. |
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What are you trying to achieve with the password protection of the
signature? If you think this will prevent someone else from using that signature in a document, you are dreaming. *ANY* document that you allow someone to see (and that would include the PDF) can be copied and the signature used. This is one of the 'benefits' of improving technology. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org NEFFT1 wrote: We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as PDF since password protection of sig has been added. |
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That's not really a great answer from an M.S. Word expert now is it Graham?
To get round this simply open your Protected document fill it in, then go to file then print, your default printer will be displayed, choose adobe pdf as your printer and press print. Save the PDF to your required location. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: What are you trying to achieve with the password protection of the signature? If you think this will prevent someone else from using that signature in a document, you are dreaming. *ANY* document that you allow someone to see (and that would include the PDF) can be copied and the signature used. This is one of the 'benefits' of improving technology. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org NEFFT1 wrote: We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as PDF since password protection of sig has been added. |
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If you think that saving a signature in PDF format will prevent it being
copied, then you are deluding yourself. *ANY* time you allow someone to view your signature it can be copied and reproduced. The *ONLY* way to be sure that you signature cannot be copied is never to write it down. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Steve wrote: That's not really a great answer from an M.S. Word expert now is it Graham? To get round this simply open your Protected document fill it in, then go to file then print, your default printer will be displayed, choose adobe pdf as your printer and press print. Save the PDF to your required location. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: What are you trying to achieve with the password protection of the signature? If you think this will prevent someone else from using that signature in a document, you are dreaming. *ANY* document that you allow someone to see (and that would include the PDF) can be copied and the signature used. This is one of the 'benefits' of improving technology. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org NEFFT1 wrote: We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as PDF since password protection of sig has been added. |
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........I agree, but the question is how do you save protected documents as PDF.
Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you think that saving a signature in PDF format will prevent it being copied, then you are deluding yourself. *ANY* time you allow someone to view your signature it can be copied and reproduced. The *ONLY* way to be sure that you signature cannot be copied is never to write it down. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Steve wrote: That's not really a great answer from an M.S. Word expert now is it Graham? To get round this simply open your Protected document fill it in, then go to file then print, your default printer will be displayed, choose adobe pdf as your printer and press print. Save the PDF to your required location. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: What are you trying to achieve with the password protection of the signature? If you think this will prevent someone else from using that signature in a document, you are dreaming. *ANY* document that you allow someone to see (and that would include the PDF) can be copied and the signature used. This is one of the 'benefits' of improving technology. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org NEFFT1 wrote: We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as PDF since password protection of sig has been added. |
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The whole point of the replies was that password protecting the signature is
the problem and is unnecessary because it doesn't do anything useful. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Steve wrote: .......I agree, but the question is how do you save protected documents as PDF. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you think that saving a signature in PDF format will prevent it being copied, then you are deluding yourself. *ANY* time you allow someone to view your signature it can be copied and reproduced. The *ONLY* way to be sure that you signature cannot be copied is never to write it down. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Steve wrote: That's not really a great answer from an M.S. Word expert now is it Graham? To get round this simply open your Protected document fill it in, then go to file then print, your default printer will be displayed, choose adobe pdf as your printer and press print. Save the PDF to your required location. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: What are you trying to achieve with the password protection of the signature? If you think this will prevent someone else from using that signature in a document, you are dreaming. *ANY* document that you allow someone to see (and that would include the PDF) can be copied and the signature used. This is one of the 'benefits' of improving technology. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org NEFFT1 wrote: We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as PDF since password protection of sig has been added. |
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.....i agree and disagree, forms are useful for protecting the formatting and
system state of the form from people who are filling it in who have no knowledge of form developement. I agree protecting a form has no bearing on it's security, however i refer back to the question asked and the answer given, the answer was not given but only a "spin off" problem. Perhaps maybe answering the question and then giving the negative would have been more appropriate. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: The whole point of the replies was that password protecting the signature is the problem and is unnecessary because it doesn't do anything useful. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Steve wrote: .......I agree, but the question is how do you save protected documents as PDF. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you think that saving a signature in PDF format will prevent it being copied, then you are deluding yourself. *ANY* time you allow someone to view your signature it can be copied and reproduced. The *ONLY* way to be sure that you signature cannot be copied is never to write it down. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Steve wrote: That's not really a great answer from an M.S. Word expert now is it Graham? To get round this simply open your Protected document fill it in, then go to file then print, your default printer will be displayed, choose adobe pdf as your printer and press print. Save the PDF to your required location. Steve "Graham Mayor" wrote: What are you trying to achieve with the password protection of the signature? If you think this will prevent someone else from using that signature in a document, you are dreaming. *ANY* document that you allow someone to see (and that would include the PDF) can be copied and the signature used. This is one of the 'benefits' of improving technology. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org NEFFT1 wrote: We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as PDF since password protection of sig has been added. |
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Normally, one does _not_ save as pdf but rather prints to pdf format. Can
the user do that? -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "NEFFT1" wrote in message ... We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as since password protection of sig has been added. |
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Nice one Charles, have you read any of the other posts regarding this topic.
Somehow i think not. Steve "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Normally, one does _not_ save as pdf but rather prints to pdf format. Can the user do that? -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "NEFFT1" wrote in message ... We need to password protect documents where officer sig is added. Managers then open, save as, and fill-in rest of form. They are unable to save as since password protection of sig has been added. |
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