The workflow is similar, with the addition of step #4: However, Automator can automate the process by which Preview can do these things! All it involves is an AppleScript to send keystrokes and click buttons / checkboxes. In my use case, I only wanted to set the owner password and to allow Printing - specifically:
Advanced Automator WorkflowĪutomator has no in-built PDF action to set a password to open, nor set the owner password, nor set access permissions (to allow or deny printing copying text or graphics inserting, deleting or rotating pages adding annotations or signatures or filling existing form fields).
except for the special occasion involving my last post, My System Explorer MOC 70821 + 70841. I didn’t, since I expect to rarely use this.
or, a Folder Action - so that any PDF dropped into a given folder is automatically password protected and watermarked. delete the Get Specified Finder Items action. a Quick Action - so that you can right-click a PDF file and run this workflow from the Quick Actions menu:. You can of course convert this from a Workflow type, to: You will also be prompted to allow folder access:. You will be prompted to allow Automator accessibility System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Accessibility > check Automator.app - restart Automator if you need to. from the Tools menu > Show Inspector ( Command+ I), check that the metadata is correctly written. check that all pages have the desired watermark,. Check the PDF by opening it in Preview:. and on the Desktop, you should now see a new PDF file, prefixed with (With Watermark) n. Move Finder Items - and choose a location, e.g. Note that this action edits the current PDF in-place, hence this is my preferred order, so that the original PDF file is not touched. Set PDF Metadata - set PDF metadata including title, author, subject, content creator and keywords, self-explanatory,. Note that this action actually creates a copy of the PDF in a temporary folder. Adjust the X and Y position, scale, angle and opacity of the watermark - this requires a lot of trial and error, as the preview image is not that of the original PDF. Get Specified Finder Items - click Add. The simple version of my Automator workflow uses only standard in-built actions: an Automator.app script of Workflow type. a PNG watermark image with a transparent background (RGBA). an original PDF file - it must not have any password applied!. Followed by a more advanced script to do all that an also set an owner password and access permissions. Here is a macOS Automator script to watermark a PDF, and also set metadata like author and title.
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