I used to password protect all my PDF’s of finished work that I sent to the client. I’m running into issues when they send it to print because the printer can’t open it. Do you know of a good way to protect me from my clients editing my work or passing it on to another designer? Just saving it without preserving illustrator capabilities is not enough; I know from myself that I can pull apart just about any design that way.
Placing the closed PDF back into Indesign and then reexporting it again should have it closed fully.
Just curious, is this something everyone does?
I don’t see that it makes any difference. My file is coming from ID- if I open the PDF in Acrobat or Illustrator, I can still edit the text.
but once you reopen a new document in indesign and place the pdf in it, and then reexport can you still access the file?
yes, in acrobat and illustrator
Then exporting as a jpeg and replacing it in and exporting as a pdf—long about route! I would only do that on something the client would have reason to constantly change. ie. a specific event flyer most likely is not going to be reused.
The quality won’t be as good, but I guess that’s a good idea