How to disable clicking mails in the pdf

Disabling clickable links in a PDF can be a bit tricky, but there are a few methods you can try:

Method 1: Using Adobe Acrobat

  1. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. Go to "Tools" > "Protect" > "Security Settings".
  3. In the "Security Settings" window, uncheck the box next to "Allow links to be followed".
  4. Click "OK" to save the changes.

Method 2: Using Adobe Acrobat's "Optical Character Recognition" (OCR) feature

  1. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. Go to "Tools" > "Recognize Text" > "Recognize Text in PDF".
  3. In the "Recognize Text" window, select the language and font options.
  4. Click "Recognize" to convert the text to editable text.
  5. Once the text is recognized, you can select all the text and copy it into a new document.
  6. Save the new document as a PDF and it should no longer be clickable.

Method 3: Using a third-party PDF editor

  1. Open the PDF in a third-party PDF editor like Foxit PhantomPDF or PDF-XChange Editor.
  2. Look for the "Security" or "Protection" settings and uncheck the box next to "Allow links to be followed".
  3. Save the changes to the PDF.

Method 4: Using a command-line tool

  1. Use a command-line tool like pdftk to disable clickable links in the PDF.
  2. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where the PDF is located.
  3. Run the following command: pdftk input.pdf output output.pdf uncompress unembed all
  4. This will create a new PDF file called output.pdf that no longer has clickable links.

Method 5: Using a JavaScript script

  1. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. Go to "File" > "Properties" > "JavaScript" and add the following script:
    this.printDataFormat = pdf.printDataFormat;
this.printDataFormat.links = false;
  3. Save the changes to the PDF.

Note that some of these methods may not work for all PDFs, especially if they were created using certain software or have specific security settings. Additionally, disabling clickable links may affect the functionality of the PDF, so be sure to test it thoroughly before distributing it.