How to Remove Printing and Copying Restrictions from a PDF
Key points
- Choose the PDF
- Check the notice
- Remove the restrictions
Some PDFs open without a password but block printing or copying.
Steps
- Choose the PDF in Remove a Password from a PDF.
- A notice says the restrictions can be removed without a password.
- Press "Remove the restrictions" and save.
Use it only on PDFs you are allowed to use.
Use "Remove a Password from a PDF" (free)
Tools that go well with this
- Add a Password to a PDF: Add a password needed to open a PDF.
- Merge PDFs: Combine several PDF files into one, in the order you choose.
- Compress PDF: Shrink a PDF to fit under a size you choose, for upload limits.