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Document printed to a new PDF after its original creation. A marker is evidence about the file, not a judgement about the person who sent it.
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Document printed to a new PDF after its original creation.
Marker profile
What HTPBE_PRINTED_OUT_OF_PDF_READER tells you
HTPBE_PRINTED_OUT_OF_PDF_READER is one of the named findings returned in modification_markers when a PDF is reported as modified. It belongs to the Content Stream Analysis group of checks. These checks look at the content of the pages themselves for signs of edits made after the document was authored.
Example API response
How it appears in a result
When a PDF is reported as modified, HTPBE_PRINTED_OUT_OF_PDF_READER is listed in modification_markers next to the verdict and its confidence. Each marker is a named, actionable finding – not a score.
{
"id": "9f3a2c1d-8b47-4e6f-a012-3d5e7f890123",
"status": "modified",
"modification_confidence": "high",
"modification_markers": [
"HTPBE_PRINTED_OUT_OF_PDF_READER"
],
"creator": "Adobe Acrobat Pro DC",
"has_incremental_updates": true,
"page_count": 3
}Full schema in the API reference →
Related checks
Other Content Stream Analysis checks
Checks from the same group. Each card links to its own reference page.
HTPBE_CONTENT_STREAM_EDITING_MARKERSEditing traces within the document’s pagesHTPBE_DRAWING_OPS_INCONSISTENTPage drawing evidence consistent with editingHTPBE_TEXT_OVERLAY_ON_SCANSigns of text added over existing page contentHTPBE_INVISIBLE_DUPLICATE_TEXTHidden text on the page that does not add upHTPBE_CHARACTER_OVERLAY_EDITLocalised edits placed over the original page textHTPBE_GLYPH_LEVEL_EDITIndividual characters that appear replaced after authoringHTPBE_MIXED_FONT_EMBEDDINGFont usage on a page that points to text added after authoringHTPBE_PARTIAL_FONT_REPLACEMENTOriginal fonts that appear partly replaced after authoringHTPBE_BURNED_IN_ANNOTATIONSAnnotations that appear merged into the page contentHTPBE_WIDGET_APPEARANCE_MISMATCHA form field showing signs of alterationHTPBE_INCOMPLETE_REDACTIONA redaction that did not fully conceal its contentHTPBE_PAGE_REGION_SUBSTITUTEDSigns that part of a page was replaced after creationFAQ
HTPBE_PRINTED_OUT_OF_PDF_READER: common questions
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