prevent viewers downloading uploaded pdf files

Dear,

I usually upload pdf files in our website for club's newsletters, magazines and photo galleries. Currently when someone clicks the link from the concerned page it automatically downloads the file instead of viewing it. How to prevent users to download & print and instead allow view only.

Regards,

Mohammad Safiullah
Site Administrator (Club # 1014428)

please see file manager documentation.
support.toastmastersclubs.org/doc/item/linking-to-files

Thank you very much. However, the problem is partly solved. Now after viewing, the user can still download the file. Is there any way to prevent users to download and print the file?

Regards,

No, it you see it on your computer you have already downloaded the file.

Did you change the direct URL as shown in the documentation that Brian referred you to?

"If you want a file to display directly in the browser, change the part that says "action=download" to "action=inline". This is particularly useful for pdf files."

Click on the PDF icon to see the direct URL and change the action = in that field.

Yes, I changed "action=download" to "action=inline". This facilitated viewing the file directly. However, it didn't prevent the user to download or print. I remember I visited a website in which I could neither download nor print the document. This was disabled by the owner. I don't know how!

Regards,