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Old 03-18-2005, 08:03 AM   #1
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Hey guys,
i was wondering if there is a way to create a word document so that if i send it to someone that that person won't be able to make any changes to it. this would include them not being able to make a copy of the document and changing it for that matter. basically i need the word document to act like a pdf.
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Old 03-18-2005, 08:18 AM   #2
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basically i need the word document to act like a pdf.
Then why don't you create a PDF ? I don't think you can do what you want to a Word Document, but there are good freeware PDF converters that let you create a PDF from within Word.

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Old 03-18-2005, 10:41 AM   #3
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Can you give us a link from where we can download this pdf converter for free?

Also let me know is their any software that can convert pdf document to msword document?
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Can you give us a link from where we can download this pdf converter for free?

Also let me know is their any software that can convert pdf document to msword document?
You don't have to download it. Just upload it on Adobe's site and they will make one for you.

You can also download and install OpenOffice that will open word docs and export them to a PDF. Pretty hefty download though.
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Can you give us a link from where we can download this pdf converter for free?
Sure. First I thought the one I'm using is German only, but then I noticed that it supports other languages, too (though the site is in German, but you should be able to find the link to download the program):

http://freepdfxp.de/fpx732.htm

You need to have GhostScript installed.
To change the language to English, go to "Bearbeiten", "Einstellungen", "Gemeinsame Optionen", and change the language from "Deutsch" to "English".

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Cute PDFWriter. Easiest I've used - just select it as a printer and save the file.
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