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>>In what way do you mean flattened? The document becomes uneditable by most commonly used PDF readers (Adobe Reader DC, web browsers, etc.). You can still edi
by enraged_camel 9y ago
>>In what way do you mean flattened?
The document becomes uneditable by most commonly used PDF readers (Adobe Reader DC, web browsers, etc.). You can still edit it, but changing the actual content becomes substantially more difficult.
- scblock 9y agoEditing a PDF is relatively simple with the appropriate tools, and PDFs are not "flattened" by any of the typical definitions I am familiar with. Numerous PDF editors exist, and the standard is well documented (ISO 32000) and freely published online by Adobe. Signing a PDF is a more effective method to prevent tampering, as compared to relying on people only having PDF readers.