Use DocHub to Edit and Protect PDF from Copying effortlessly

Aug 6th, 2022
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01. Upload a document from your computer or cloud storage.
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02. Add text, images, drawings, shapes, and more.
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03. Sign your document online in a few clicks.
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04. Send, export, fax, download, or print out your document.

Learn how to Edit and Protect PDF from Copying for free

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PDF files are the go-to option for the most of individuals and organizations thanks to their secure formatting, organized layout, and bolstered security and safety. Additionally, they take up less storage space and are set up for building efficient workflows that make collaboration between numerous users simpler. Nevertheless, in terms of utilizing pro features for documents, users often end up wasting hours considering tools they need. The good thing is that, there’s DocHub to help you tackle your document needs.

Your step-by-step instruction to Edit and Protect PDF from Copying

  1. Visit our platform > Sign in or register a new account.
  2. Navigate to Settings > Create an organization, add branding, handle privacy configurations, etc.
  3. Go back to your Dashboard and click New Document > Pick the feature to add your PDF file.
  4. An easy-to-use toolbar that is loaded with features will show up with the ability to Edit and Protect PDF from Copying > use it on your document.
  5. Explore and make the most of other tools to improve your document and make it optimized.
  6. As soon as you’ve made the changes you need, click to save them.
  7. After the process finishes, you have the ability to download your edited PDF or share it directly from our platform.

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How to Edit and Protect PDF from Copying

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In this video tutorial, the narrator demonstrates how to protect a PDF file from copying, editing, and printing without using DocHub Robot Pro DC. The PDF file being focused on was created in a previous tutorial on password protection. The goal is to limit permissions such as copying, editing, and printing of the document. The narrator shows how, when you open the PDF file, there are various icons and functionalities that allow for tasks like printing and copying text. The tutorial aims to prevent these actions and secure the PDF file.

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Open the document in Preview, select File Duplicate, enter the file location and save a copy. You can do a similar thing with File Export.
How to unlock a PDF to remove password security: Open the PDF in Acrobat. Use the Unlock tool: Choose Tools Protect Encrypt Remove Security.
To copy text from a secured PDF in Acrobat, first, you need to click on the Document Properties-Security to see if you have permission to copy the document. If not, you need to open this permission, and then select Select Tool to choose and copy the text.
From Within docHub Click the Tools pane then the Protection panel in docHub. Choose Encrypt, then click the option to Encrypt With Password. From the Permissions pane, you can check boxes that will disable copying, editing and printing.
Other Options to Copy Text From a Secured PDF Upload the PDF to Google Drive and convert it to a Word document to remove the security features and copy your text. Use a Snapshot tool that can read the text from the image and convert it to a copyable text format.
If you already know how to copy and paste text, you can do so just as you normally would. A read-only file doesnt prevent you from copying, pasting or altering the text. It only prevents you from saving the changes. To copy and paste, go to Edit and choose Select all. Word will highlight all the text.

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