On 12/12/06, Robotti, Anne (Carlin) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a way to disable the search function in a PDF, so that users > cannot search it for a text string?
There are a lot of security settings in Acrobat 7 Professional (go to Document --> Security --> Show Security Settings for This Document) to prevent things like copying text out of the file or altering the file; you can also hide the toolbars, including the menus and the toolbar where the search screen appears, but there isn't any way actually to turn off the "search" feature that I can see. The only way that I can think of to make this work, off the top of my head, would be to create the PDF by scanning a printout of the document as a set of images (make sure OCR is turned off!) and then locking it down so that it can only be read on-screen. That way, there's no "text" to search for. I, too, am intrigued about why anyone would want to do this. - bc -- Barry Campbell -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Blog: http://campbell-online.com ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
