To prepare the files for use on our website, follow the instructions below. If you do not have the Adobe actions for this process installed please see the articles DO - CEP - Create “Remove PDF/A Formatting” Action and DO - CEP - Create “Prevent Printing Security” Action
- Open Adobe Acrobat
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Choose “Tools” > “Action Wizard”
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Under “Action List”, click the “Remove PDF/A Formatting” Action
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Change the “Add Files..” button to “Add Folder…” and a “Browse For Folder” box will open
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Select the folder containing the PDF files and click “OK”. A list of the files will appear in the “Files to be Processed:” pane.
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Click “Start” to begin. The Action will run.
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After completion, close the Action. If prompted about quitting the Action, click “Yes” to proceed.
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Repeat steps 2-6 for the “Prevent Printing Security”
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Now all PDF files in that folder have security settings that do not allow printing.