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Why PDF Document Assembly Not Allowed – Problem Resolved

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Written By Ashwani Tiwari
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Approved By Anuraag Singh
Published On August 23rd, 2022
Reading Time 4 Minutes Reading

Are you also among those users who want to change the permissions – PDF Document Assembly Not Allowed to Allowed? Then, don’t worry because here we have discussed some solutions that will let you in changing the document assembly properties efficiently. But, before heading towards the solutions, let us know the root cause behind the problem.

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Reason Why Adobe PDF Document Assembly Not Allowed

Under the document restriction summary in Adobe Acrobat, when the Document Assembly is shown as Not Allowed it means that the file is having restrictions. Or we can say that the document is protected with the permission password. However, not only document assembly the file can also be restricted for copy, edit, print, comment, etc.
Now, to change the permissions from Not Allowed to Allowed it is necessary to remove restrictions from it. In the upcoming section, we have discussed two solutions let us go through them one by one.

Method 1: Using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

Use these simple steps to unlock document assembly restrictions from PDF files:
1- Open the PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
2- Click on the Tools option & then click Protect
3- Now, click on the Encrypt >> Remove Security
4- After that, enter the permission password in the text box
5- Click on the OK button
6- Again click on OK button for the confirmation

Manual Method Pitfalls

1- Permission password must be known
2- Full version of Adobe Acrobat is required
3- Does not support to remove document assembly restrictions in batch

Method 2: Using Professional Tool

PDF Unlocker Tool is the most advanced solution to unlock document assembly PDF restrictions. With this program, a user can unsecure PDF for copy, print, edit, comment, sign, etc. The software provides Add Files / Add Folder option to insert multiple PDF documents for the unlocking purpose.
If users want to print the unlocked file directly then in such case they can use the Print option provided by the tool. Also, if the file has a document open password and the user wants to keep that password then in such case they can check the option “Keep source PDF password in Output PDF”.

Steps to Remove Document Assembly Restrictions from PDF Files

Follow these simple steps to unlock the document for changing PDF Document Assembly Not Allowed to Allowed:
1- Download and run the software
2- Click on Add Files / Add Folder option to insert PDF files

add pdf files
3- Select any option “Save” or “print” as per the requirement

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4- Click on Change button and select the destination location
5- Hit the Unlock button and start the process

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6- The process completion message will be shown

confirmation message

User Queries

I downloaded some PDF forms online. I want to compile them into a single document by using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, so that I can forward a consolidated file to my colleagues. But, when I try to do so, I was encountered with the error message. Also, when I check the security settings of each PDF document, I found that for some PDF Document Assembly Not Allowed is showing. I don’t know how to change the permissions from Not Allowed to Allowed. Can anyone tell me how to remove document assembly restrictions from PDF files?

I need to upload some PDF documents online so, I decided to first combine all files and then will upload the single document. However, when I tried to combine them using Adobe program it is not permitting me to do so. I checked the permissions and it shows that the document assembly not allowed. I searched online and came to know that the file has owner level security due to which it is not allowing me to combine the documents. So, can someone suggest me a solution to fix this problem?

Conclusion

There can be various security settings applied to PDF documents and one among them is Document Assembly. When this kind of security is applied then files cannot be combined. Therefore, to change PDF Document Assembly Not Allowed to Allowed here we have discussed two solutions one is manual and the other one is a professional tool. So, if the user wants to remove document assembly restrictions from PDF in batch without permission password then they can opt for an automated software described in the blog.

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By Ashwani Tiwari

Being a Chief Technical Analyst, I am aware of the technicalities faced by the user while working with multiple technologies. So, through my blogs and articles, I love to help all the users who face various challenges while dealing with technology.