Hangman Posted December 10, 2020 Posted December 10, 2020 Firstly apologies if this is 'slightly' off topic but I currently export hundreds of pdf files from AD and have a requirement to password protect them so they can't be copied or printed. At the moment in the abscence of any direct password protection options in AD I'm doing this manually using Apple Preview but I wondered if anyone knows if it is possible to automate the process using Automator or Applescript (or in any other way) and if so if anyone knows how to do it as I'm not a programmer. To be clear I only want to prevent copying and printing... As far as I can tell it is only possible to encrypt the pdf in Automator which would require a password to open the file which is not what I'm looking for... Ideally if somehow scriptable, the option to simply right click the pdf and select the script from the context menu so it runs automatically could work and would save me hours of time. Anyway, I just thought I'd throw it out there to see if anyone has any ideas. It would be nice to see the password protection options for PDFs in future versions of AD, AP and APub. Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Pšenda Posted December 10, 2020 Posted December 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Hangman said: It would be nice to see the password protection options for PDFs in future versions of AD, AP and APub. Yes, it was already requested (long ago 😞 https://www.google.com/search?q=PDF+Password+Protection+site%3Aforum.affinity.serif.com Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
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