Adobe 22020737 Acrobat X Pro Manual - Page 222

USING ACROBAT X PRO 216 Security Enable or disable Protected View Unlike Protected Mode in Reader, Protected View in Acrobat is off by default. 1 Choose Edit > Preferences. 2 From the categories on the left, select Security (Enhanced). 3 Select the Enable Enhanced Security option. 4 Choose one of the following options: Off Disables Protected View, if you have enabled it. Protected View is off by default. Files From Potentially Unsafe Locations Enables Protected View and displays the warning for all files originating from an untrusted location. Files and locations that you add to the Privileged Locations area of the Enhanced Security panel are exempt from Protected View. All files Enables Protected View in all PDFs that you open in either stand-alone Acrobat or in a browser. Bypass Protected View restrictions Choose any of these options: • Select Off in the Enhanced Security panel of the Security (Enhanced) preferences. • Add files, folders, and locations to the Privileged Locations area of the Enhanced Security panel. (See "Specify privileged locations for trusted content" on page 215.) • Click Enable All Features in the warning. Additional resources For more information on Protected View, see the following resources: • Protected View troubleshooting | Acrobat X: kb2.adob e.com/cps/901/cpsid_90161.html. • Application Security Guide: www.adobe.com/go/learn_acr_appsecurity_en. More Help topics "Enhanced security" on page 214 "Bypass enhanced security restrictions" on page 214 "Specify privileged locations for trusted content" on page 215 Allow or block links to the Internet in PDFs Clicking any link to the Internet poses a potential security risk. Malicious websites can transfer harmful content or silently gather data. If you are concerned about these risks, you can configure Acrobat and Reader to display a warning when a PDF attempts to connect to an Internet site. You can allow Acrobat and Reader to contact selected websites by adding their addresses (URLs) to your list of trusted websites in the Trust Manager preferences. Alternatively, you can allow all URLs. Note: If the options in the Manage Internet Access dialog box are disabled, select Custom Setting. If options are still disabled, your product could be under an administrator's control with those restrictions in place. 1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat/Adobe Reader > Preferences (Mac OS). 2 From the Categories on the left, select Trust Manager. 3 Click Change Settings to specify the default behavior for accessing the Internet from PDFs. Last updated 10/11/2011