Grant it. As a text saved as a pdf, but saving a picture saved in pdf is not that easy to edit, especially pictures of documents. Greg
"web.kracked" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The only way I know to make the file uneditable is to use Acrobat Professional or maybe try to find a password adding program. If you give the file a password to be entered for edit, then do not give the password to anyone. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Forster" To: Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [users] OO again blows away MS > When you first scan it into OpenOffice, it scans as a > picture. You can add text to the document and save it > as a pdf. When you scan original documents, you don't > want them to be editable, or at least very difficult. > Much as photographs from a film camera with negatives > is permissable in court as evidence. However, > pictures from a digital camera are not. > > If I scan a clients divorce decree and save it as a > pdf, I don't want it to be easily editable, however, > still accessible. > > Greg > > --- Chad Smith wrote: > >> But is it text (editable / copyable) - or just a big >> picture? >> >> On 3/31/06, Gregory Forster >> wrote: >> > >> > I use OpenOffice 2.0.2 on my business computer at >> my home office. During >> > this time of year, I am also an employee and have >> another office which has >> > MSO 2003 on that computer. My boss uses another >> program (which he paid >> > dearly for) to scan documents into pdf files for >> clients. >> > >> > At my home office, I can scan the same type >> documents directly into OO >> > Writer, then save them as pdf files. I tried it, >> and it works slick! >> > >> > Go into OO Writer. Put your document in your >> printer. In OO, click >> > Insert/Picture/Scan. First make sure the right >> scan driver is >> > selected. Then scan the document. It pops right >> in OpenOffice >> > Writer. Then click the pdf icon to save it as a >> pdf file. >> > >> > Greg >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> - Chad Smith >> http://www.gimpshop.net/ >> http://www.whatisopenoffice.org/ >> Because everyone loves free software! >> http://www.chadwsmith.com/ >> Because, admit it, you've got nothing better to do >> right now... >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
