...which is a false sense of security.
pdf's 'do not edit' flag is just that - a flag that client software has
to obey. if it does not, there is nothing that could stop anyone from
copying, editing or doing other things to the content.
the only thing that could help with _editing_ would be
So I still don't see how this is any different than MS Office. You can scan
something and have it go into MS Word. And there are plenty of free Print
to PDF program out there. It's true that MS O doesn't come with any PDF
stuff - and it's good that OOo does - but I wouldnt say that being able
adding program. If you give the file a
password to be entered for edit, then do not give
the password to anyone.
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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
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
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To: users@openoffice.org
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
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
But is it text (editable / copyable) - or just a big picture?
On 3/31/06, Gregory Forster [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
Chad Smith wrote:
But is it text (editable / copyable) - or just a big picture?
I thought the whole point of putting out a PDF was so that other people
won't edit it.
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On 3/31/06, John Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chad Smith wrote:
But is it text (editable / copyable) - or just a big picture?
I thought the whole point of putting out a PDF was so that other people
won't edit it.
Um - no - if you just wanted to show someone something that they can't
