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The password you specified will be displayed as dots in the Permissions Password field of the
PDF Security Settings dialog box.
Next, select the actions you want to allow users to do with the PDF document. These restrictions
are set in the Permissions settings options group.
o Items in the Printing allowed drop–down list let you allow or prohibit document
printing.
o Items in the Changes allowed drop–down list let you allow or prohibit document
editing.
o If the Allow copying text, pictures, and other content option is selected, the
user will be able to copy the contents of the PDF–document (text and images) to
the Clipboard. If you want to prohibit such actions, make sure this option is clear.
o If the Allow screen readers to read text option is selected, the user will be able
to copy the contents of the PDF–document (text and images) to the Clipboard. If
you want to prohibit such actions, make sure this option is clear.
Encryption level
Items in the Encryption level drop–down list let you set the encoding type for the
password–protected PDF–document.
o Low (40 bit) – compatible with Adobe Acrobat 3.0 and above sets a low 40–
bit encoding level based on the RC4 standard.
o High (128 bit) – compatible with Adobe Acrobat 5.0 and above sets a high
128–bit encoding level based on the RC4 standard, but users of earlier Adobe
Acrobat versions will not be able to open PDF documents with this kind of
encryption.
o High (128–bit AES) – compatible with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and above sets a
high 128–bit encoding level based on the AES standard, but users of earlier Adobe
Acrobat versions will not be able to open PDF documents with this kind of
encryption.
Large archives of paper documents are difficult to organize and maintain, and it is of ten practical to
take data from these archives and store it digitally. Digital archives have many advantages:
documents are easier to access, searches take much less time, the archive takes up less space, and
documents do not deteriorate over time. Documents in digital archives are often stored in the
PDF/A format.
PDF/A is a version of the PDF format that omits several features, including encryption, audio
content, video content, and links to external sources. PDF/A files contain all of the data necessary
to render them in the same way on different platforms.
Note: DjVu is yet another document archiving format. It is commonly used to store documents that
contain many pictures, graphs, and formulas. See "Saving E –books" for more on saving documents
in DjVu.
Saving in PDF/A
Select the PDF/A saving format if you want to create a searchable PDF document that looks like the
original or if you need to store your document in an archive.
To save your text in PDF/A:
 On the File menu, click Save Document As and then click PDF/A Document.
Alternatively click the arrow next to Save button on the main toolbar and then click Save
as PDF/A Document…. If the format that you need is not displayed in the list, click
Save in Other Formats… and then select the desired format from the Save as type
drop–down list.