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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 768796" data-attributes="member: 725">1.) The reason people use PDFs is because it keeps the original layout across platforms (99.99% of the time), it's also pretty small for the information it holds (compared to for example Word). Its also true that it's not easy to change things in the document itself, some see that as an added benefit, others as a hinderence. The failures of the security implementations in PDFs have only become 'public knowledge' pretty recently (by public i mean the top 5% instead of the top 1% ;-).2.) Download program X from location Y => unzip program => run program => open document in program => klick button to remove security (might ask for password if that is used to open program) => save unlocked file. This works for 99% of the PDFs out there.[note to admin: if you feel this is giving to much info, feel free to remove point two]3.) Acrobat Reader lets you do lots of things, almost anything that the full version allows, except changing the document (adding/removing/changing anything).4.) Yes you can select text with the text select tool, there are two versions of that. One lets you select horizontal lines of text, the other lets you select columns of text. Your selection can then be copied to any text editor as editable text.5.) It's true, rejoice! ;-) Besides bookmarks i like to add indexes, change the format from letter to A4, default view, add links within the document, additional pages, etc.6.) the defacto standard of pdf publishers within the RPG community is not to inhibit pdfs by locking them. It's expected so no notice should be neccecary. If it is locked, it would be stupid for the publisher to advertise that fact.One neat feat i do like about limiting files is that publishers like Necromancer password protect some of their webenhancements and the password can be found in the product it is for, that way when i run such an adventure nothing is revealed if someone downloads those files without already having the original module. It is annoying to actually type that password everytime you want to access a file, but when you know it you can easily remove it by using some simple tools...</blockquote>

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