Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:30 pm Post subject: protected PDF datasheets from Atmel
For whatever reason Atmel protects their datasheets in PDF format against modifications. Not only do they prohibit to make changes (something I might be able to understand) but they also don't allow to add comments, copy or highlight sections. As this is a major hassle, we store datasheets in a special directory and highlight the specific model and add our internal part number and remarks, we looked for a way to enable it.
Besides using a PDF reader/writer which infringes the license of Adobe and ignores the protection there is a fully legal way to do so! Open the datasheet in Acrobat and then print it to PDF using Adobe Distiller. Ooooops, all protection gone. Unfortunately the bookmarks are gone too but it's still better. _________________ Juergen
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