How to Restrict Printing, Copying and Editing of a PDF
Key points
- Choose the PDF
- Tick the actions
- Save
Steps
- Choose the PDF in Add a Password to a PDF.
- Enter the password and tick the actions you want to forbid: printing, copying text, editing.
- Press "Add the password" and save.
These restrictions depend on the app that opens the PDF. Some apps may ignore them.
Use "Add a Password to a PDF" (free)
Tools that go well with this
- Remove a Password from a PDF: Remove the password and restrictions from a PDF whose password you know.
- Black Out (Redact) Parts of a PDF: Drag over the parts of a PDF you want to hide and black them out. Redacted pages become images, so the text underneath is gone.
- View and Remove PDF Properties (Author, Title): See the author, title, software and dates stored in a PDF, then remove or edit them.