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# Description

An object used to get and set permissions to a `PDFDocument</api/pdf/pdfdocument>`. Assigning a password to a PDF document via <span class="title-ref">PDFPermissions</span> also protects the file with encryption.

# Properties

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| `AllowCopyingContents<pdfpermissions.allowcopyingcontents>`     | `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>` |           |        |
| `AllowModifyingContents<pdfpermissions.allowmodifyingcontents>` | `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>` |           |        |
| `AllowPrinting<pdfpermissions.allowprinting>`                   | `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>` |           |        |
| `OwnerPassword<pdfpermissions.ownerpassword>`                   | `String</api/data_types/string>`   |           |        |
| `UserPassword<pdfpermissions.userpassword>`                     | `String</api/data_types/string>`   |           |        |

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| Name                                      | Parameters                                                                                               | Returns | Shared |
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| `Constructor<pdfpermissions.constructor>` | ownerPassword As `String</api/data_types/string>`, userPassword As `String</api/data_types/string>` = "" |         |        |

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PDFPermissions.AllowCopyingContents

**AllowCopyingContents** As `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>`

> If `True</api/language/true>`, the user will be able to copy the contents of the document to the clipboard.

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PDFPermissions.AllowModifyingContents

**AllowModifyingContents** As `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>`

> If `True</api/language/true>`, the user will be able to alter the contents of the document.

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PDFPermissions.AllowPrinting

**AllowPrinting** As `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>`

> If `True</api/language/true>`, the user will be able to print the document.

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PDFPermissions.OwnerPassword

**OwnerPassword** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The password required to change the permissions of the document.
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PDFPermissions.UserPassword

**UserPassword** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The password required to open and read the document.
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PDFPermissions.Constructor

**Constructor**(ownerPassword As `String</api/data_types/string>`, userPassword As `String</api/data_types/string>` = "")

> Creates a new <span class="title-ref">PDFPermissions</span> object with the *ownerPassword* and *userPassword* passed. If the *userPassword* is omitted, it will not have one.

# Compatibility

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| **Project Types**     | All |
| **Operating Systems** | All |

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