Digital rights and FileOpen

To open electronic PDF (single-user license) documents purchased from Dansk Standard, it is necessary to have the FileOpen program installed on your computer. A link to the program is automatically provided when purchasing an electronic PDF (single-user license) document.

You only need to install the program the first time you receive a document electronically. Additionally, you must have Adobe Reader® or an equivalent such as Foxit PDF Reader installed.

FileOpen is a plug-in used to read encrypted files. It is certified by Adobe® and poses no security risk to your computer.

Guide to Opening Electronic Documents Purchased from Dansk Standard

1. Download and install Adobe Acrobat ReaderAdobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 (or newer) or an equivalent such as Foxit PDF Reader can be used to read the PDF document. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free from Adobe’s website:
   https://get.adobe.com/dk/reader/ 
2. Download and install Foxit PDF ReaderFoxit PDF Reader can be downloaded for free from Foxit’s website:
   https://www.foxit.com/downloads/#foxit-pdf-reader 
3. Download and install the plug-inTo open electronic documents purchased from Dansk Standard, it is necessary to install FileOpen. FileOpen can be downloaded and installed here:
   http://plugin.fileopen.com/ 
4. Open the document with Adobe Acrobat / Reader or equivalent Foxit PDF ReaderIf an error message appears when opening the document, the cause can be found in our FileOpen FAQ.

System Requirements

Windows 10 or newer, Server 2016 or newer / Mac OS X 10.9 or newer / iOS 10.3 or newer / Android 2.2+ or newer.

Adobe Reader Acrobat 9.0 or newer or equivalent:

• Foxit Reader
• Nitro PDF Reader
• BlueBeam PDF Revu
• PDF-XChange Editor
• Kofax Power PDF
• Javascript
• FileOpen

Rights and FileOpen

To open your PDF (single-user license) document purchased from Dansk Standard, you must have the FileOpen program installed on your computer. This is because Dansk Standard uses a DRM system, Digital Rights Management, to protect our copyrights when selling standards in electronic form, PDF (single-user license).

FileOpen is a plug-in used to read encrypted files. It is certified by Adobe® and poses no security risk to your computer.

• The document is watermarked with company name and address
• The document is locked against text copying
• The document can be printed a maximum of 2 times
• The document can be opened on one device per user license
• The user license can be reset, allowing the document to be opened on any device. The license can only be reset from the device where the document was originally opened

The use of FileOpen does not affect the purchased standard in relation to Dansk Standard’s existing copyrights.

If you use Citrix or similar systems and the standard cannot be opened, it may be resolved by opening the standard from your local device. We do not support Citrix or similar systems.

Unlock Document License

If you need to move your license to another computer, you can use the program Unlock Document License. This may be necessary if you change computers. You should also unlock and transfer your license when you plan to:

• Install new hardware on your PC
• Reinstall, update, or upgrade your operating system
• Change PC

It is important to unlock your license before moving the document.

Note: Unlock Document License only works on Windows and only on DS-implemented standards.

Support and Questions

Dansk Standard will of course provide support and assist with clarifying any questions. However, we do not offer support for the installation and use of FileOpen on Linux.

More information about

• FileOpen FAQ
• Unlock Document License FAQ

 Our Sales Department can be reached on all weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 pm.