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ABBYY® FineReader 15 Users Guide
This option allows you to protect your PDF document with a password to prevent unauthorized
opening, printing, or editing. Click the Settings... button and specify protection settings in the dialog
box that opens:
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Document Open password
If your document has a Document Open password, users will be able to open it only after
entering the password you specify. To set a password for your document:
1. Enable the Restrict access with a Document Open password option.
2. Type the password and confirm it.
Disable the Hide characters option if you want the characters of your password to be
visible in the Document Open password field.
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Permissions password
This password protects the PDF document from unauthorized editing and printing and
prevents users who do not know the password from copying its content into another
application. Users will be able to perform all of these actions only after entering the password
you specify. To set this password:
1. Enable the Restrict printing and editing with a Permissions password option.
2. Type the password and confirm it.
Disable the Hide characters option if you want the characters of your password to be
visible in the Permissions password field.
Next, select the actions you want to allow users to perform.
o The Printing drop-down list contains options that allow or restrict printing the
document.
o The Editing drop-down list contains options that allow or restrict editing the
document.
o The Allow copying text, images, and other content option allows users to copy
content (text, pictures, etc.) from your document. If you want to prohibit such actions,
make sure this option is not selected.
o The Allow screen readers to read text option allows screen reader software to read
text from the document when it is open. If you want to prohibit such actions, make sure
this option is not selected.
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Encryption level
The Encrypt drop-down list contains options that encrypt password-protected documents.
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128-bit AES is a fairly strong encryption algorithm based on the AES standard.
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256-bit AES is a strong encryption algorithm based on the AES standard.