how to print to file from acrobat?

[sequoyah]

Is there not a "Copies & Pages" pull down menu in the Acrobat 7 Print dialog? If there is, select "Output Options" where you can check print to file and select postscript or pdf.

Al Ferrari

[bluekivi]

Download "PDF KeyPro" from the Apple site. It says it can remove password protection from Pdfs.

[mrseang]

They make programs that will trash the password and unlock the pdf.
Google it...unlock pdf

[mrseang]

Originally Posted by bluekivi

Download "PDF KeyPro" from the Apple site. It says it can remove password protection from Pdfs.

I use that program...works fine.
Just could not think of it in my last post (not at work)

[David]

if the PDf file has a security setting to prevent "printing", you won't be able to "print to file".

kinda the same thing, don't you think?

check out this link

good luck,
David

[hangdog]

Originally Posted by David

if the PDf file has a security setting to prevent "printing", you won't be able to "print to file".

kinda the same thing, don't you think?

check out this link

good luck,
David

printing IS allowed. changing / opening in serious manipulation software is not.
you can place a page of it in illustrator, print to file, the resulting distilled pdf is blank due to the embedded restriction passed down in the postscript code.

[hangdog]

Originally Posted by mrseang

They make programs that will trash the password and unlock the pdf.
Google it...unlock pdf

cool - very interesting - it must parse the postscript code and rip out the encription section

thanks!!

[David]

Originally Posted by hangdog

printing IS allowed. changing / opening in serious manipulation software is not.
you can place a page of it in illustrator, print to file, the resulting distilled pdf is blank due to the embedded restriction passed down in the postscript code.

Originally Posted by hangdog

what i'm trying to do here is circumvent security settings in the pdf.

If there is no security setting to prevent printing, then what restriction is being passed down?
Also, I do not condone using software to manipulate and bypass security settings on a PDF. Which is sounds like you are looking for.

I think you need to speak with the creator of the PDf file and have it re-submitted so you can do your job correctly.

[hangdog]

the originator has passed away, thank you.