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Steps to disable the security warning dialog before postscript to PDF file conversion.
With April 2019 release of Acrobat, if you convert ps, eps or prn files to PDFs using Acrobat or Acrobat Distiller, you see a security warning dialog asking if you trust the source of the file and want to convert it.
Impacted versions
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Version |
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Acrobat |
2019.010.20099 |
Acrobat 2017 |
2017. 011.30138 |
Acrobat 2015 Classic |
2015. 006.30493 |
Preference to disable the security warning dialog in Acrobat
Available in: Acrobat, Acrobat 2017, Acrobat 2015 (Classic)
If you don't see this preference, update your Acrobat to the latest version. To automatically update from Acrobat, choose Help > Check for updates. Follow the steps in the Updater window to download and install the latest updates.
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In Acrobat, go to Edit > Preferences (Windows), or Acrobat > Preferences (Mac)
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In the left pane, select Convert to PDF. In the Converting To PDF section, select PostScript/EPS and click Edit Settings.
Бележка:If you don't see this preference, update your Acrobat to the latest version. To automatically update from Acrobat, choose Help > Check for updates. Follow the steps in the Updater window to download and install the latest updates.
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In the Adobe PDF Settings dialog, deselect the option Always Show File Trust Dialog Before Conversion and click OK.
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Click OK.
Preference to disable the security warning dialog in Distiller
Available in: Acrobat, Acrobat 2017, Acrobat 2015 (Classic)
If you don't see this preference, update your Acrobat to the latest version. To automatically update from Acrobat, choose Help > Check for updates. Follow the steps in the Updater window to download and install the latest updates.
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Open Adobe Acrobat Distiller.
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Go to File > Preferences (Windows), or Distiller > Preferences (Mac).
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In the Security section of the Preferences dialog, select the option Trust All Files Opened Via Acrobat Distiller.
Бележка:If you don't see this preference, update your Acrobat to the latest version. To automatically update from Acrobat, choose Help > Check for updates. Follow the steps in the Updater window to download and install the latest updates.
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Click OK.
Configure the plist file to disable the security warning for Acrobat and Acrobat Distiller on macOS
To disable the security warning dialog on Mac, update the com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro. plist file as mentioned below:
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Quit Acrobat application if it's already running.
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Navigate to the folder /Library/Application Support/Adobe/(product name)/(version)/Preferences.
For example, the path for Acrobat is /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Preferences.
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Open the FeatureLockDown.plist file in any editor.
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Create the following entry in the FeatureLockDown file:
Key: EnableTrustedConversion
Lock Path: FeatureLockdown
Type: Boolean
Default Value: 0
Бележка:The security warning dialog is not displayed when the default value of the key is 0.
To enable the security warning dialog, set the value of the key to 1.
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Save the FeatureLockDown.plist file.
To disable the security warning dialog on Mac, update the com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro. plist file as mentioned below:
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Quit Acrobat application if it's already running.
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Navigate to the folder /Library/Preferences.
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Open the com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist file in any editor.
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Create the following entry in the file:
Key: EnableTrustedConversion
Type: Boolean
Default Value: YES
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Save the com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist file.
Registry fix to disable the security warning dialog for Acrobat and Acrobat Distiller on Windows
To disable the security warning dialog, create a registry key (Windows) as mentioned below.
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Quit Acrobat application if it's already running.
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Open the registry editor - go to Run (Windows menu + R), type regedit.exe in the Open field and click OK.
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In the registry editor, based on your installed version of the product, go the version-specific location listed below, and create the key FeatureState at the location; the key may not be present by default.
For Acrobat (Continuous):
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureState
For Acrobat (Classic - Acrobat 2017):
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2017\FeatureState
For Acrobat (Classic - Acrobat 2015):
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2015\FeatureState
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Under FeatureState, create a key of type DWORD and name it BlockDistillerConversion. Change its value to 0 (zero).
Бележка:When the value of BlockDistillerConversion is:
- 0: The Security warning dialog is disabled in Acrobat
- 1: The Security warning dialog is enabled in Acrobat
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Close the registry editor.
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Quit Acrobat Distiller application if it's already running.
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Open the registry editor - go to Run (Windows menu + R), type regedit.exe in the Open field and click OK.
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In the registry editor, go to the location listed below, and create the binary key bEnableTrustedConversion. Change its value to 1. For Acrobat Distiller:
For Acrobat (Continuous):
- Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\DC\Preferences
For Acrobat (Classic - Acrobat 2017):
- Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\2017\Preferences
For Acrobat (Classic - Acrobat 2015):
- Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller\2015\Preferences
Бележка:When the value of bEnableTrustedConversion is:
- 0: The security warning dialog is enabled in Acrobat
- 1: The security warning dialog is disabled in Acrobat
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Close the registry editor.