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Thanks, Tapan Pattanaik.<br />
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I'll follow the instructions and report back.<br />
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Gordon
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Thanks, Tapan Pattanaik.

I'll follow the instructions and report back.

Gordon

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Thanks, Batan. I'll study this additional information
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Thanks, Batan. I'll study this additional information

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Thank you Tapan Pattanaik and Batan for your very helpful advice.<br />
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Tapan Pattanaik your referred me to Adobe Acrobat which is what I asked about in my question.<br />
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Batan you referred me to the use of Word 2016 to create a secure PDF file, which is especially convenient for me.<br />
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I'm therefore selecting Assisted Solution for you both.<br />
<br />
Thank you
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Thank you Tapan Pattanaik and Batan for your very helpful advice.

Tapan Pattanaik your referred me to Adobe Acrobat which is what I asked about in my question.

Batan you referred me to the use of Word 2016 to create a secure PDF file, which is especially convenient for me.

I'm therefore selecting Assisted Solution for you both.

Thank you

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I use PDFs for publishing content that I want to protect from copying. <br />
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Adobe Acrobat's instructions provide options which go beyond my knowledge.<br />
<br />
Experts, please, how should I optimize Adobe Acrobat's security options so I can protect text from copying?<br />
<br />
Gordon
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I use PDFs for publishing content that I want to protect from copying. 

Adobe Acrobat's instructions provide options which go beyond my knowledge.

Experts, please, how should I optimize Adobe Acrobat's security options so I can protect text from copying?

Gordon

How to make best use the security options in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro 11.0.18?

Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). The family comprises Acrobat Reader (formerly Adobe Reader), Acrobat (formerly Acrobat Exchange) and Acrobat.com. The commercial proprietary Acrobat, available for Microsoft Windows and OS X only, can also create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export and publish PDF files.