How does a PDF prevent itself from being printed?
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I have a PDF for my camera's manual, and Adobe Reader won't let me print it (the print option is grayed out). SumatraPDF also does the same thing (it even says print denied). How does the PDF prevent itself from being printed? It seems that if the program can display it on the screen, then it can a…
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The print permission is in the pdf file itself and is mostly used by Adobe products. Some products pay it attention, and some others print it anyway. It is quite easy to remove. See the article How To Unlock Adobe PDF Files, where it explains how to…
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