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| 627901 | 2008-01-08 22:19:00 | HI C not all pdf creators have a lock facility. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 627902 | 2008-01-08 23:00:00 | Hi C. This is a break-down of what each of Adobe Acrobat's versions allow or disallow.... Most other programmes are copies/versions of similar. www.adobe.com Thank you S. I see what you can do with PDF file,at the same time I thought the point was to be unable to alter etc,as apposed to a word doc. Thanks to G,also,NB. my normal confused state. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 627903 | 2008-01-08 23:10:00 | You dont have to use Adobe reader, to read PDF files, or to create / protect them tho. There are other programs around, that can do the same thing. I use Nitro PDF Pro. Altho, this has the option to convert word docs, Office 2007 can save docs as PDF files, if you install the add in for it. It also has the option in its install (which I didnt want), of creating the PDF printer driver. But it wont install if you dont install the PDF driver lol. So, whats the point in the install giving you the option to install it. You have to. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 627904 | 2008-01-09 00:43:00 | You dont have to use Adobe reader, to read PDF files, or to create / protect them tho . There are other programs around, that can do the same thing . I use Nitro PDF Pro . Altho, this has the option to convert word docs, Office 2007 can save docs as PDF files, if you install the add in for it . It also has the option in its install (which I didnt want), of creating the PDF printer driver . But it wont install if you dont install the PDF driver lol . So, whats the point in the install giving you the option to install it . You have to . Jolly interesting S,could you say why you feel the need to make a PDF file,what is the point ? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 627905 | 2008-01-09 00:48:00 | Pass, I'll think of something. It'll be good for something, somehow, sometime. It looks better I spose, you can add text/ pics to it. And you dont have to install something like Office to view it. If it's a word doc. You can use / install something smaller like Foxit reader. And I can protect it, if I have to. You can still read PDF files as well as create them. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 627906 | 2008-01-09 02:44:00 | Hi C. I prepare training notes for my local SeniorNet group. Most of them are released as PDF's with no authority to make changes. It simply means that my notes are not modified before being passed on to other members - or even to non-SeniorNet friends or relatives. My local woodworkers' club issue their emailed monthly newsletter to members as a PDF for the same reasons. It is possible to purchase programmes that reverse the PDF format back to simple Word documents. | Scouse (83) | ||
| 627907 | 2008-01-09 04:18:00 | A PDF is a cross-platform, application-independant format for sharing text and graphics with layout. This makes it ideal for sharing documents with people when you are not sure that They have your application (Word, Publisher, Whatever) They have your OS However, it is technically possible to alter the PDF if you have a PDF-authoring program; hence, you can set Security Permissions in the PDF to only allow editing if you have a password. I use PDFs when I have to distribute documents, as they are (a) more difficult to change, and (b) independant of any authoring software required on the recipient's computers. All that is required is a PDF reader, which are freely available for all platforms. I use Foxit Reader to read (much smaller and faster than Adobe Reader), and PDFCreator to create PDFs from any document. (I actually use LaTeX for most of my documents, which produces a PDF as the final output anyway.) |
davehartley (3487) | ||
| 627908 | 2008-01-09 04:55:00 | Thank you Sp,Sc,and D,I think I am beginning to get it. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 627909 | 2008-01-09 22:28:00 | I use pdf's for things to do with my caving especially when my club issues things to the press concerning rescues such as last nights one at Harwoods hole | gary67 (56) | ||
| 627910 | 2008-01-09 22:39:00 | Even a locked PDF file can be edited thanks to the likes of ghostscript. Just remember as long as it can be rendered or printed it can be edited. The only way to ensure that the pdf you send is not altered, at lest from a digital point, is to sign it with a digital signature which others can use to verify that it has not been edited. The adobe products allow you to do this or you could use gpg or pgp. |
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