Note: If you don't have the password for the PDF file, this post is not what you're looking for.
You have a PDF file that's encrypted and you already know the password.
Say you need to send this PDF file to someone without them needing to use a password to open it, or you just need to store it in an unencrypted format. How do you do this?
As always with software, there are options:
Option 3 - A surprisingly simple way of doing this while preserving the quality and format of the document:
Enjoy!
You have a PDF file that's encrypted and you already know the password.
Say you need to send this PDF file to someone without them needing to use a password to open it, or you just need to store it in an unencrypted format. How do you do this?
As always with software, there are options:
- Option 1: Buy an commercial product (like Adobe Acrobat or Foxit PhantomPDF )that is able to strip the encryption from the PDF file- Not for El Cheapo types (like me)
- Option 2: Use a product to save the file to JPEG (or any image) format, either manually (using screen prints) or using a free/commercial product (like SnagIT) that takes a screen shot of the entire document, not just the visible window. - Not for the lazy (like me)
- Option 3: The quick, simple and free and high quality way - Now that's what I like
Option 3 - A surprisingly simple way of doing this while preserving the quality and format of the document:
- Install a free PDF Printer (I'd recommend PrimoPDF, but that's purely a personal choice).
- Open the encrypted PDF file and type in the password.
- Invoke the 'Print' option (File->Print) and use the PDF Printer as your choice.
- (in case you encounter an error, go to your temp directory (%TEMP%), sort by date-latest and look for a randomly named file with about the same size as your pdf. Rename that extension to .pdf and you're good to go)
Enjoy!
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