How to make a document that cannot be copied

You can apply password security to restrcit editing on your document. Please follow the steps below:-

1) Open the document in Acrobat.

2) Right click on the document and click on "Document properties".

3) Go to "Security" tab.

4) Select "Password security" from security method.

5) Click on "Change settings".

6) Check the box which says "Restrict editing

7) Un check all the other boxes.

8) Clcik on "OK" and enter the password.

9) Save the document.

Now, this document can not be converted to word

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You can set Password on your document to restrict editing and copying of the document, and unless the other users don't know the password, they won't be able to copy content or convert to word format.

Please refer the following Link for detailed information on how to set passwords on pdf files : Use security permissions to protect PDF files | Adobe Acrobat DC tutorials

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How did you create the PDF document? Do you use Adobe Acrobat?

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You can apply password security to restrcit editing on your document. Please follow the steps below:-

1) Open the document in Acrobat.

2) Right click on the document and click on "Document properties".

3) Go to "Security" tab.

4) Select "Password security" from security method.

5) Click on "Change settings".

6) Check the box which says "Restrict editing

7) Un check all the other boxes.

8) Clcik on "OK" and enter the password.

9) Save the document.

Now, this document can not be converted to word.