How to Restrict Editing in Adobe Acrobat

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How to Restrict Editing in Adobe Acrobat

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Learn how to restrict editing in Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe Acrobat Standard. These steps also include printing restrictions.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Turn On Restrictions
3:39 Turn Off Restrictions
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@erinwrightwriting 6 жыл бұрын

You can find the corresponding blog post for this tutorial at erinwrightwriting.com/how-to-restrict-editing-in-adobe-acrobat/. Thank you for watching!

@yousif_alyousifi 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@yousif_alyousifi 3 жыл бұрын

How to contact adobe acrobat, please?

@user-qg9bx1zl8q Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this easy-to-understand video!

@erinwrightwriting Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@peoples.say.masoom 2 жыл бұрын

4:43 ThankYou so much for uploading that video.

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@nikubayancawit5170 3 жыл бұрын

Very valuable. Seems like only few people wants to protect their contents. I appreciate you for sharing your expertise!

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear it was valuable. Thank you so much for watching!

@X.A.V.l.E.R. 2 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are great. I would recommend following a style guide (either Google/Microsoft, or IBM) for the language used in the instructions you provide in your video, that's it!

@twiggitina21 3 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful, thank you

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching!

@freesoul3982 4 жыл бұрын

You are awesome! Thank you so much! It took me so long to find this but I'm happy I found you!

@erinwrightwriting 4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Thank you for watching!

@yousif_alyousifi 3 жыл бұрын

Could you help me to secure my pdf file, please? I tried to do that but the security method is hidden.

@lennx47 10 ай бұрын

I wan to have a button to add that give a feature of disable and enableing mode for to the page filled in Acrobat pro

@user-nx9uc6nr3c 2 жыл бұрын

You are my hero!

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much!

@mounir8901 5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your Video, it is clear and helps a lot . I appreciate !

@erinwrightwriting 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I appreciate your feedback!

@yipyeee2 4 жыл бұрын

It works! Thank you very much, i love your tutorial. 💕

@erinwrightwriting 4 жыл бұрын

I'm delighted to hear that. Thank you for watching!

@yousif_alyousifi 3 жыл бұрын

Could you help me to secure my pdf file, please? I tried to do that but the security method is hidden.

@TMM909 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to restrict all fields except the signature? We have a form where a manager is going to fill out the fields, send it to the user to sign and return, but we don't want the person signing to be able to edit the fields the manager filled out. Is there a way to restrict only certain fields?

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Before sending the form to the recipient, you can set individual fields to "Read Only" by right-clicking the field, selecting Properties, and then checking Read Only in the General tab of the Text Field Properties dialog box. Best of luck!

@moisestatis5418 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great, thank you. I have adobe pro dc. Some pdf files I cannot access the text box to edit or extract text. What could be the reason and/or possible solution? Thanks again.

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I can't be sure what is causing the issue with those text boxes. However, they could be images rather than text boxes. Or, perhaps they are form fields rather than regular text boxes. If that could be the case, you could try reaching them by using the Prepare Form toolbar rather than the Edit PDF toolbar. I wish you all the best with that frustrating issue!

@moisestatis5418 2 жыл бұрын

@@erinwrightwriting thanks so much for your prompt reply and guidance. I'll try that.

@moisestatis5418 2 жыл бұрын

@@erinwrightwriting I just sent you an email thru your blog

@ishaq79 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@ishaq79 2 жыл бұрын

@@erinwrightwriting informative and to the point.

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

@@ishaq79 I really appreciate that!

@moseslakkam 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for your video, I need pdf editing in different way like let say on the left side NAMES should be locked & right side Description should be edited, pls let me know in one page both operation should be done

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great question! Unfortunately, I don't know of a workable solution to restrict editing on only part of a page. You may need to contact Adobe directly to find an answer. Best of luck!

@aryanabdolahi8469 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Erin Thank you for your good videos. I have a question that I wanted to ask you. My question is that does Acrobat pro dc 2018 or any newer version has better OCR performance than 2017 which is my version or there isn't any much difference. Because I wanted to do OCR in a large pdf document but many of the words weren't correctly recognized so I thought that newer versions may have much more smarter OCRs to do my task. Thanks

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! That is an excellent question. Unfortunately, I don't have a working copy of 2017 to test against my current version, which is Pro DC, so I can't provide any qualified advice on OCR. I encourage you to contact Adobe Support because they may be able to offer some specifics. Best of luck!

@aryanabdolahi8469 2 жыл бұрын

@@erinwrightwriting Thank you for responding, Erin. By the way I wanted to ask what is your current version of adobe acrobat pro dc?

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

@@aryanabdolahi8469 My current version is 2021.007.20095.

@chavezc23 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to only protect a portion of a document? for example, on documents where is says "for office use only" ??

@erinwrightwriting 4 жыл бұрын

That is an interesting question. I don't believe there is a way to apply Acrobat's editing restrictions to part of a document. However, you could try separating the "for office use only" information into a separate, restricted PDF and then linking to that PDF from the unrestricted PDF. Best of luck!

@newme8261 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I got question :is there and option that I could set to print a pdf file limited amount of times for example 3?

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I'm not aware of a way to limit a PDF to only print a limited number of times and then not allow additional printing. It's a good idea, though!

@Joker-Leto 3 жыл бұрын

how can we test in the page is blank.. duhhh!!

@joaniepatrick7328 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! When heading to the drop down box to select restrictions, the drop down box is unavailable completely. What is the issue here?

@erinwrightwriting 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for watching! I'm sorry you are having that issue. Unfortunately, I don't know what could be causing the problem. I encourage you to contact Acrobat support if you have an updated version of Acrobat but are missing a feature. Best of luck!

@the_Brus 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem. No option to enter security method menu.

@ianthehunter3532 11 ай бұрын

@@the_Brus figured it out??

@constantlyevolving8914 3 жыл бұрын

How do I convert the pdf to read-only without a password? I'm sending the document to a business and they are requiring that I upload the document in pdf but it must be read-only. Please help if you can. Thank you!

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my video. As far as I know, Adobe Acrobat doesn't offer a way to create a read-only PDF without a password. However, if the business doesn't want to change your PDF, then they will still be able to read it without ever needing your password. Here is some info directly from Adobe: helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/securing-pdfs-passwords.html. Best of luck!

@robertblanchard5825 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a tutorial on how to lock multiple comments at one time? I have a document with 60 comments I have made. Rather than open the property box of each comment, check the "lock" box, and click ok for each comment, is there a way to lock all comments at one time? Thanks!

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for watching my tutorial. I haven't created one on locking all the comments yet; however, you can do so by (1) selecting the first comment in the comment pane, (2) holding the Shift key while selecting the last comment in order to select all of them, (3) right-clicking one of the comments and then selecting Properties from the shortcut menu, (4) selectin the General tab in the Sticky Note Properties dialog box, (5) selecting Locked, and (6) selecting OK. Best of luck!

@zoyashaikh651 4 жыл бұрын

How to remove restricted pdf from android phone through Adobe acrobat

@val-cc1ry 4 жыл бұрын

Same problem did you find any solution?

@elinbarrage9638 3 жыл бұрын

hello..i was testing this method,it worked but when i wanna remove my own document's password it doesnt require me a password...why?!

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my video. Acrobat should definitely ask for your password before removing any restrictions. Unfortunately, I don't have any suggestions to correct the issue, so you may want to contact Adobe directly. Best of luck!

@elinbarrage9638 3 жыл бұрын

@@erinwrightwriting hey there again,its fixed now and actually it wasnt a problem,i had to choose the remove security button before trying to edit the file after granting the password...and i had a question by the way:will it be secure enough against third party softwares?

@erinwrightwriting 3 жыл бұрын

@@elinbarrage9638 Great, I'm glad it wasn't a problem. To answer your question: I'm not a security expert, but I personally wouldn't use Acrobat's restrictions to protect against any third-party scripts, etc. The restrictions in Acrobat are more for general "in office" use, such as preventing coworkers from altering your PDF.