Preserving filename when encrypting PDFs in Preview

Dear All,
When I encrypt PDFs using Preview in the normal way (Print -> PDF -> Set Security) everything works fine and the filename is preserved. However if I do this in Automator the filename gets given an alphanumeric name. I don't understand why this is. When I open that file, it asks for the password that I had originally set and it reveals the document.
My workflow is like the following:
Get Selected Finder Items (i am only selecting doc not docx)
Convert Format of Word Documents (to pdfs)
Encrypt PDF (Picked out from the Documet list)
Move Finder Items (To desktop)
Quit Application (Word in this case)
All of the above seems to be just fine only that the filename gets converted to something else.
On the system.log file I get the following entries (hope this helps!)
Feb 1 12:07:10 Macintosh [0x0-0x300300].com.apple.Preview[17593]: Sun Feb 1 12:07:10 Macintosh.home Preview[17593] <Error>: CGCryptorProcessBytes: CCCryptorUpdate failed: error -4300.
Feb 1 12:07:42: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Feb 1 12:09:38 Macintosh mdworker[17730]: (Error) Import: Importer force killed!
Feb 1 12:09:38 Macintosh com.apple.launchd[1] (0x1004a0.mdworker[17730]): Exited with exit code: 1
Feb 1 12:10:42 Macintosh /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Word[18057]: CPSGetProcessInfo(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.
Feb 1 12:10:42 Macintosh /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Word[18057]: CPSPBGetProcessInfo(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.
Feb 1 12:10:54 Macintosh /Applications/Automator.app/Contents/MacOS/Automator[4259]: setting security information: /Users/rjani5/Desktop/1zwCC1.pdf: Operation not permitted
Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Vnayak

I played with the encrypt pdf action and it seems buggy. it can't replace the original (non-encrypted) pdf. instead it creates a temp file with a random alpha-numeric name and passes it to the next action. the way around it as i see it should be to first save the name of your word file in a text variable and after the encrypt action (or maybe after the move action) rename the resulting file. "rename finder items" doesn't seem to want to accept variables so you'll have to do the renaming via apple or shell script.

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Model Identifier:    MacBookPro8,1
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R8: 0x00000000000002dc, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff7f8edd1ca0, R11: 0xffffff80a8d8b000
R12: 0xffffff801813aa00, R13: 0xffffff8098274000, R14: 0xffffff807724c000, R15: 0x0000000000000000
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-- download the BLOB
wpg_docload.download_file( Lob_loc );
end download_contractrtf;

Hi Regis,
You have put this thread as answered.
I have the same problem, can you tell me how you fixed this problem?
thanks!
KR,
Micha

Why does the text in text boxes go invisible when annotating PDFs in preview?

If I hover my mouse over where the text box is, the little yellow box that tells you what text is there comes up and shows what the box is supposed to say, but the text is invisible. If I double click the area where the text is supposed to be, it highlights and makes the text visible again. Its not that the text is white, because if i drag it over a dark area, it still doesn't show up. This happens when I open it up again after annotating and saving/closing it. I attached pictures of my cursor hovering over the invisible text box, and one of it hovering over an unaffected text box, for comparison. This has happened to me before. What is happening and how do i stop it?

david302 wrote:
But, about half the time, when i am finished typing and click out of the box, back to view the result, the text does not appear. If i go back to Edit Content within the box, it is there, but disappears when i exit the box. It does not print when i print a test sheet.
The fact that 'about half the time' you are seeing this issue and presumably not the other part of the time, I would suggest trying to run the 'Repair Database' option in the First Aid dialog:
Quit Aperture > press and hold Option + Command keys while launching Aperture > select and run the 'Repair Database' option.
Post back as needed.

Preview Encrypt PDF - Really Secure?

When you use the Preview app in OS X to encrypt a PDF is it really secure?
I haven't been able to find anything about the level of encryption used by Preview in OS X. What type of encryption does Preview use (40-bit, 128-bit)?
A quick search of the web and there are several products that claim they can remove the passwords from PDF files. If these work why would anyone consider encrypted PDF's secure?

Preview
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-0994
Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.2, Mac OS X Server v10.5.2
Impact: Saving to encrypted PDF in Preview produces files that may be read without the password
Description: When Preview saves a PDF file with encryption, it uses 40-bit RC4. This encryption algorithm may be broken with significant but readily available computing power. A person with access to the file may apply a brute-force technique to view it. This update enhances the encryption to 128-bit RC4.
About Security Update 2008-002

How to preserve original size when converting to PDF in Preview.

I'm using Preview in Snow Leopard.
Trying to create multipage PDFs from document scans.
I'm finding that when the scanned image (tiff, png, jpg) is converted to PDF in Preview the size reduces.
Selecting 'View actual size' shows the image with sometimes drastically impaired quality.
This does not always happen. I have some images that stay the same size and quality.
What factors cause this reduction in size in some images but not in others?
I'm not sure but this could be only images that have been scanned by me. If so, what do I need to do to prevent the problem?
These are not large images, just standard size pages.
I have all the preferences to view at 100%
This is not for printing, only for viewing on-screen.

Please!!
I'm not silly...
As I said, selecting View actual size shows the image with sometimes drastically impaired quality (regardless of the window size).
I also said I have preferences set to view at 100%
It now seems as if this is only happening with scans I've made here.
Images downloaded from the internet are converting indentically, no problem. But my scans are being resized when converting.
I wonder if anyone with a bit of technical know-how can give me some clues as to why this is happening. It would seem to be something to do with the file itself.
(There was another post on here with the same problem but for some reason its been 'archived' though the last posting was this month and the query was not answered. So I've posted the question again.)

Hiding filenames when combining multiple files into a single .pdf

I'm fairly new to this Acrobat X. I'm trying to assemble my portfolio to distribute to employers but I cannot seem to get rid/hide the filenames in the final pdf file. I was using the option to 'combine multiple files into a single pdf' because I was compiling images and documents to a single readable pdf file. I got all that done but once I open it, I'd see that each page would still contain the original file names rather than page numbers - which I prefer not to have employers see for the sake of tidiness (and I refuse to use the Adobe portfolio because it's not really efficient on space or design. I prefer a simple page-by-page pdf). So I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to hide my file names, change them into page numbers or getting rid of them all together so the 'Table of Contents' in the pdf preview mode would not show anything, I would really much appreciate it.
-Ss

Well, when the .pdf is in the final, deliverable form; I open it in Mac preview mode and the sidebar is always extended showing a 'table of contents' rather than having each document in the pdf file have a number designating a page name, it shows each individual filename the pdf is composed of. Not too sure about bookmark, though. Thanks for the reply!
If you want, I can send the file to you.

Preserving links when printing to PDF?

I am looking for a way to preserve links when printing a web page to PDF.
I've tried using the Print... PDF... Print to PDF command, using tried various browsers (Firefox, Safari, Camino) and various PDF readers (Acrobat 7, Acrobat Reader, Preview), and cannot find any combination that preserves the link, where one can click on a link in the saved PDF and go to the link's web address. The PDF displays a blue underlined text for the link, but Acrobat 7 confirms that there is no link attached to the text.
Any suggestions? I saw another post on this topic, but the answer was specific to Preview.
The only alternative I can think of is saving as a web page, but I would prefer to save as PDF.
Thank you...

If you own a copy of Acrobat 7 (not clear from your posting), use the, "Create PDF" button to select, "From Web Page," enter the url and press "Create." The links will work, and you can set the number of levels back from the original links that you want the addtional links to work.
Note: "Acrobat Reader" doesn't exist anymore, it's been "Adobe Reader" for a couple of years now.

Saving location when multiple open PDFs in Preview

Does anyone know why this still isn't fixed in Mavericks: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3767674 ?
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I mostly use Preview.app (on Lion 10.7.3) to read and annotate relatively large pdf documents (articles, reports, etc.). While working on a given project I tend to have many pdf files open at the same time. I personally would like to have all of the pdfs I use open in a single window, so I have Preview set to "Open all files in one window" (Preferences > General). This setup initially worked very well since it allows me view all of my open documents in the sidebar (similar to tabs in a browser window). The problem is that when I switch from one pdf to another, the position of the pdfs (i.e., the page I was on when I switched to another pdf) is not preserved. This seemingly defeats the purpose of having this functionality in Preview, so I have a few questions I'm hoping someone can help me with.
First, is this the intended behavior of this setting, or is this a bug? In either case, is anyone aware of a fix for this? I just want the documents I'm reading to preserve their positions when switching between them when opened in a single window
Really really frustrating!!

Not sure why you prefer to open the PDF outside of
Safari?
i think it's more convenient:
Acrobat is too slow; and when viewing PDFs inside Safari i don't have all the nice keyboard shortcuts for zooming, flipping pages, copying stuff from the PDF is not as smooth, etc. It's just the overall look-and-feel that's much nicer in Preview, IMHO.
Anyway, I guess you're saying Preview does not open
after the PDF download.
Yes, that's what i meant.
Have you tried accessing the
info panel for one of the PDF files and changing the
"open with" selection to "Preview" - then, "change
all"?
Now i am not quite sure what you mean.
In Finder, when i double-click a PDF it opens fine in Preview.
Also, in the info panel, Preview is set for the "open with" for all and any PDF.
Best regards,
Gabriel.

When i print a pdf from preview it prints strange characters - it looks fine on screen

when i print a pdf from preview it prints strange characters - it looks fine on screen

You can also try opening the PDF with preview, then doing a copy and paste to TextEdit and printing from there.
Adobe makes it easier, but you do have software to accomplish this.
Only download Adobe reader from this site, to avoid "fakes/spoofs/malware" that will cause damage to your machine.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?platform=macintosh&product=10
Hope this helps

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