https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Suggestion-Remove-write-lock-on-PDF-manual-files/m-p/587085#M41313 <P>I have iOS devices -- be that good or bad. &nbsp;When I download a manual from Canon's USA support site, it has a lock on it. &nbsp;I think that causes "Books" (the place where iOS stores PDFs) and I guess also Preview (the PDF viewer on iOS and macOS) to not allow adding annotations or bookmarks.</P> <P>One option is to open the PDF in Preview and then "Print" the entire thing as a PDF but that loses the hyperlinks.</P> <P>Curiously, I've brought this topic up before in a forum (I don't remember which one, it might have been this one) and one person said that they can add annotations and bookmarks in iOS just fine but I never asked which site the person got their PDF from.</P> <P>My suggestion is to release the manuals unlocked or publish the password somewhere.</P> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:24:29 GMT pedz 2026-02-17T15:24:29Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Suggestion-Remove-write-lock-on-PDF-manual-files/m-p/587085#M41313 <P>I have iOS devices -- be that good or bad. &nbsp;When I download a manual from Canon's USA support site, it has a lock on it. &nbsp;I think that causes "Books" (the place where iOS stores PDFs) and I guess also Preview (the PDF viewer on iOS and macOS) to not allow adding annotations or bookmarks.</P> <P>One option is to open the PDF in Preview and then "Print" the entire thing as a PDF but that loses the hyperlinks.</P> <P>Curiously, I've brought this topic up before in a forum (I don't remember which one, it might have been this one) and one person said that they can add annotations and bookmarks in iOS just fine but I never asked which site the person got their PDF from.</P> <P>My suggestion is to release the manuals unlocked or publish the password somewhere.</P> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:24:29 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Suggestion-Remove-write-lock-on-PDF-manual-files/m-p/587085#M41313 pedz 2026-02-17T15:24:29Z