How to Disable Print – Disable PDF Printing & Print to File
Disable printing of your PDF documents & files
Disabling printing of protected PDF documents provides an extra layer of copy protection since it prevents users photocopying and then scanning printed copies and re-saving them as new PDF files.
A good PDF document security product should allow you to publish protected PDF documents that are print disabled but enable you to provide secure printing (limited copies and watermarked with unique information) for individual users.
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Protect PDF files from unauthorized use & misuse
- Stop unauthorized access and sharing
- Control use – stop printing, copying, editing, etc.
- Lock PDFs to devices, countries, locations
- User and PDF expiry, revoke files at any time
Disabling printing of PDFs with Safeguard PDF security
Disable print with Safeguard
Using Locklizard PDF DRM software you can simply and easily create print disabled PDF documents. Safeguard PDF Security lets you disable print in PDF documents – any PDF document you protect will automatically have printing disabled unless you specifically allow it.
To disable print just protect the PDF document while leaving the ‘allow printing’ checkbox unchecked – there is no special disable printing option to select.
Apart from being able to disable print, Locklizard PDF DRM software provides further printing control mechanisms if you want to allow printing. These include:
- limiting the number of prints.
- preventing document access after print copies have been depleted.
- the ability to disable printing or enable printing of the same document on a per user basis.
- enforcing color documents to print in black & white or grayscale.
- dynamic print watermarks. Watermarks displaying user information on printed documents discourages users from photocopying / scanning and sharing PDFs because they identify the user responsible.
- disable print to file. You must disable print to file if you allow printing, so that users can not readily make a print file copy and then either turn your protected documents into unprotected PDF format or print it as many times as they wish. Disable print to file is always applied if printing is allowed.
- logging print use.
Why disable printing of PDF documents & files?
It is important to disable printing from PDF documents to prevent them from being readily photocopied (or scanned) and then shared. If a document is print disabled and has other DRM controls applied to prevent sharing, then it ensures your documents cannot be viewed by unauthorized users.
Disable print in Adobe Acrobat
Although you can disable print in Adobe Acrobat, this protection can be easily removed. There are many password crackers (or password recovery applications) freely available on the Internet to remove the Adobe disable print protection regardless of how strong the password is you use. In addition, some PDF viewer applications ignore Adobe permissions completely (so they are not enforced) or let you easily remove them. See removing PDF passwords.
So if you are looking to disable printing of your documents or prevent printing from PDF, make sure you use a PDF DRM system that enforces print controls and ensures they cannot be easily removed.
Download PDF DRM software to disable printing
Download PDF DRM software that uses digital rights management (DRM) controls to disable printing of your PDF documents, reports, elearning courses, ebooks, etc. Disable printing, copying, and sharing of your content. PDF DRM software that ensures the security and use of your information.
Disabling printing of your documents and information ensures users can not produce photocopies or duplicates for other people. With Locklizard document DRM software you can choose to disable print or limit the number of prints allowed. If you allow prints to be made then Locklizard DRM automatically prevents print to file, PDF, or image printers so that copies cannot be readily made.
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