How to set a pdf to download only (uncopiable), not as link
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I want to make a pdf of a long poem available to readers, but uploading the document results in a pdf that opens in a new tab online and can be copied and pasted, thus exposing my work to easy theft. How do I set a pdf to download from my wordpresss site only as a secure, uncopiable document?
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Not really. Anything you put on the internet in any format can be copied. You have two options only.
Uploading documents
Accepted file types are here http://en.support.wordpress.com/accepted-filetypes/The following processes are outlined particularly for users who wish to upload a document and add its download link to a blog post or page. http://en.support.wordpress.com/uploading-documents/
Embedding documents
Accepted file types are here http://en.support.wordpress.com/accepted-filetypes/If you want to embed the document itself into a post, then you will have to use a third party application like Scribd or Google Docs.
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You can have a PDF document password protected, one option if I remember correctly is disable the ability for the document to be copied (copy & paste the text) – the document file can always be copied and pasted.
M/S Word will knot produce encrypted PDF files with those protections, I think Open Office will. You will need to look at the Adobe Acrobat documentation to be sure.
also I would not be surprised if there was some way to get around the encrypted don’t copy the text part, I have put some encrypted PDF files on my site, been a while, sometimes I set the encryption so the files can’t be modified, only printed (I want them to be able to print but not change or delete the copyright credits.
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