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Acrobat Reader Help | Protected View feature for PDFs (Windows)
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Protected View information bar
To modify when the
Protected View is used, do the following:
1
. Choose File
> Preferences.
2
. In the
Categories list on the left, select Security (Enhanced).
3
. In the
Sandbox Protections area, select an option for Protected View:
Off
Files From Potentially Unsafe Locations
All Files
Privileged Locations
You can add specific files, folders, and hosts to privileged locations to selectively trust PDF files, and bypass the security
restrictions.
Open the
Preferences dialog box, select the Security (Enhanced) category, and under the Privileged Locations, do
the following:
To trust all documents with a valid security certificate, select Automatically Trust Documents With Valid
Certification.
To trust any sites you already trust in Internet Explorer, select Automatically Trust Sites From My Win OS
Security Zones.
To add only one or two PDFs from a location, click Add File.
To create a trusted folder for multiple PDFs, click Add Folder Path or Add Host.
To allow data to load from a website, enter the name of the root URL. For example, enter www.adobe.com, but not
www.adobe.com/products. To trust files from secure connections only, select Secure Connections Only (https:).
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