removing the KNOWN password from a PDF that has a password on it only to open it.
Accountant sends us tax returns as password protected PDFs (password needed to open it. Properties says it was created with Thomson Reuters FileCabinet CS. The security tab says I can print, copy contents, comment, etc (I can do everything execpt doc assembly and page extraction, whatever those are : )
I click on them in outlook, it opens in Acrobat Reader DC ( free version) - this is on a windows 10 pro machine by the way.
I want to keep a PDF without the password. So print to PDF? But they get sooo much larger
Working on it now, he sent a 24 page PDF that is 93kb
trying different apps:
microsoft print to PDF - 673kb
Tried printing with PDF Creator, but it balks because PDF is password protected (to open, and printing is allowed). WTF!
http://forums.pdfforge.org/t/error-29101-printing-password-protected-pdf/13676
Tried opening in chrome. printing w/ microsoft print to pdf made it a 5MB file! And still can't use pdf creator.
What's a good combination for opening & printing a PDF or some other easy way to strip off password protection to open a PDF
I click on them in outlook, it opens in Acrobat Reader DC ( free version) - this is on a windows 10 pro machine by the way.
I want to keep a PDF without the password. So print to PDF? But they get sooo much larger
Working on it now, he sent a 24 page PDF that is 93kb
trying different apps:
microsoft print to PDF - 673kb
Tried printing with PDF Creator, but it balks because PDF is password protected (to open, and printing is allowed). WTF!
http://forums.pdfforge.org/t/error-29101-printing-password-protected-pdf/13676
Tried opening in chrome. printing w/ microsoft print to pdf made it a 5MB file! And still can't use pdf creator.
What's a good combination for opening & printing a PDF or some other easy way to strip off password protection to open a PDF
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Thanks guys! Seems (at least to me) the simplest way was to print to a new PDF. So another question I hinted at here, but officially here : )
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29116692/Recommendation-on-a-PDF-printer-app-and-PDF-viewer-that-results-in-small-PDF-file.html
(I just posted it and as a basic member of EE, it says it takes 2 hours till it's live. I seem to be able to view the URL when not logged in, not sure if you have to wait 2 hours to reply?)
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29116692/Recommendation-on-a-PDF-printer-app-and-PDF-viewer-that-results-in-small-PDF-file.html
(I just posted it and as a basic member of EE, it says it takes 2 hours till it's live. I seem to be able to view the URL when not logged in, not sure if you have to wait 2 hours to reply?)
You're welcome, Mike. I'll head over to your new question now...it's already posted and ready for replies. Regards, Joe
If you have a password protected tax returns PDF document and you want to remove password from it permanently I would suggest you to use professional software i.e. SysTools PDF Unlocker Tool. With this tool, you can remove password as well as restrictions from PDF document. Once, you remove the security password by this tool, the resultant PDF file will not ask for document open password. Moreover, as you said in the Security tab you are only allowed to copy, print, comment PDF but, by using this PDF Unlocker software you can remove all restrictions present in the PDF file. After unlocking the PDF document file can be easily copied, print, edit, sign, extract & commented without any hassle.