View only PDF - is that possible?

[Attila_Kirjak@adobeforums.com]

Hi, can anyone tell me if one can create a "view only" PDF at all?

E.g. is there any way to disable ALL of the following options from the "File" menu: "Save", "Save As" and "Send Mail" of Acrobat Reader 5 (or above).

Thanks in advance.
Attila.

[W_T_Allen@adobeforums.com]

There is currently no way to prevent someone from saving a copy of a PDF file.

[Alyssa_R.@adobeforums.com]

Your best bet may be to adjust the options under File > Document Properties > Initial View (I'm looking at Acrobat 6 now, but I believe similar options (like Full Screen mode) were available in Acrobat 5 in a different location...Open Options I think they were called).

If your PDF will only be viewed in a web browser, you can control whether the toolbars show up via the link people click on to open your PDF. TOOLBARS=0 or TOOLBARS=FALSE or something like that. Sorry I can't remember the exact syntax, maybe someone else remembers.

Alyssa