Choose a PDF file on the PaperPort Desktop and click the Apply button
in the PDF Security group on the Item
ribbon to access this.
In the PDF Security dialog box, you can set PDF security settings. Select a PDF file in Desktop View, use the shortcut menu or the Item ribbon to display this dialog box to specify security settings for the selected file.
Click Ask for password before opening the document if you want to restrict opening a PDF file, then enter the password in the text box. The password can contain up to 32 characters in length.
Click Use a permissions password to restrict printing and editing of the document and specify other security settings.
The following security settings, except for the last one, can only be
selected if the permissions password checkbox is already selected.
Printing allowed
You have the following choices:
Low resolution (150 dpi) allows the document to be printed at maximum 150 dpi.
High resolution lets the document be printed at any resolution. The limitations are only the document’s original resolution and the printer capability.
Changes allowed
You have the following choices:
Inserting, rotating and deleting pages lets the user insert, rotate and delete pages. Stacking and unstacking pages is possible if Enable copying text, images and other content is checked.
Filling in form fields and signing gives the user the right to fill in form fields and use digital signatures in programs that support these features.
Commenting, filling in form fields and signing allows the user to add, delete and change annotations, fill in form fields and use digital signatures, although PaperPort does not support filling in form fields and adding digital signatures.
Any except extracting pages lets the user make all changes mentioned above under Changes allowed, except delete pages. You can use SET tools and modify subject, author, keywords and also apply folder notes.Stacking and unstacking pages in PaperPort is possible if Enable copying text, images and other content is checked.
Enable copying text, images and other content lets the user copy and save as the PDF file contents.
Enable text access for screen reader devices lets the visually impaired read PDF files with screen readers. You can copy, view and index if the document contains text. See OCR if it is an image-only PDF document. If yes, option Printing allowed must be Low resolution or High resolution. Extracting file contents is not allowed.
Click Use these settings as default if you want to make the above settings valid for any newly created PDF files in the future, provided that their source file is not a PDF file. Such cases are, for example, duplicating as PDF, scanning to PDF, saving as PDF.
Note
If the source file itself is a PDF file (e.g. unstacking a PDF), the security settings of the new PDF file will be inherited from its source file.
To open a permissions password protected file
When you try to open a permissions password protected file a PDF Security window appears with the following message: "This operation requires the permissions password to be entered!". Click OK to enter the password for this document and click OK again. Option Remember password is also available. If you fail to enter the right password, the following message appears: "This operation is not allowed by PDF security settings!".
To open an open password protected file
When you try to open an open password protected file a PDF Security window appears with the following message: "Please enter a Document Open Password". Enter the password for this document and click OK. If you fail to enter the right password, the following message appears: "The Password is incorrect. Please make sure that Caps Lock is not on by mistake, and try again".