RECOMMENDED: Want to password protect a PDF file in Windows 10? Want to encrypt a PDF file on your PC before sharing it with others? In this guide, we will see how to password protect PDF files in Windows 10 for free. PDF Shaper is a free software designed to help PC users password protect PDF files with ease. The PDF Shaper program is easy-to-use, even for novice users. In addition to encrypting and decrypting PDF files, PDF Shaper also allows you, watermark PDF files,, extract image from PDF file, rotate pages in PDF, convert PDF to text files, convert PDF to RTF, and convert PDF to image. Dec 04, 2016 The quickest way to do this is to ZIP the PDF file and protect the ZIP file, or use Microsoft Office’s built-in encryption tools to create a password. If you use Outlook, you can use Adobe Acrobat IX to password protect PDFs. Total PDF protection - stop PDF editing, copying, printing, downloads, sharing. Expire, revoke & lock PDF files, watermark & log use. Protect PDF files. Encrypt and Protect PDF online. Protect file with password and permissions. Online, no installation or registration required. It's free, quick and easy to use. Apr 29, 2016. Microsoft Office lets you encrypt your Office documents and PDF files, allowing no one to even view the file unless they have the password. Modern versions of Office use secure encryption that you can rely on–assuming you set a strong password. Add a password to PDF with our free and safe online tool. Protect and add permissions to your PDF files now. It's safe, easy and free. Here is how to password protect PDF files in Windows 10 and earlier versions of Windows using PDF Shaper free software. Step 1: free software. Install PDF Shaper on your PC. Step 2: Once the PDF Shaper is installed on your PC, open the same. Use the Start menu to open the program. Step 3: In the left-pane, click the Security tab. Step 4: Now, on the right-side, click Encrypt option. This will open Encrypt window. Step 5: Click the Add button to select the PDF file that you want to password protect. You can add multiple PDF files if you wish to password protect more than one PDF file with the same password. Step 6: At the same window, switch to the Options tab as shown in the picture below. Step 7: In the User password field, enter the password that you would like to use to password protect the PDF file. In the permissions section, select the permissions. For instance, if you want to stop someone from printing your PDF file, don’t select the Print check box. If you want the PDF file to ask for password before printing or copying content, enter a password in the Owner password box. Remember that user password is used to access the PDF file whereas owner password is used to copy content from PDF or print the PDF. Also make sure that owner password is different from user password. If you want to simply password protect the PDF file, no need to enter a password in the Owner password field. Step 8: Finally, click the Process button to password protect the selected PDF file. When you are asked, select a location to save the new password protected PDF file, and then click Save button. However, with such wide adoption Privacy issues also arise, requiring proper protection. You can easily password protect your PDF file so only the person who has the password will be able to see the PDF. The process is actually quite simple, however, the tools you need for this purpose come with a catch. In this tutorial, we will tell you about both Paid and free methods, you can just choose the one which fits your needs best. Method#1(Paid):Use Adobe Acrobat to Password Protect Your PDF File This is definitely the most professional tool for this purpose, it will provide reliable protection with Attractive and friendly User interface. However, it only comes with a 30-day free trial after that you will have to pay for the service. The tool comes from, the maker of many tools we use on a daily basis, directly or indirectly. Is a good option for businesses that depend on PDF and other such files every day and need proper protection for the sensitive data. All you have to do is navigate to Adobe’s and either click on free 30-day trial or just buy the product if you want to. The installation process is quite simple, just like any other software. To protect PDF files with a Password, launch Adobe Acrobat and click on “File” located at the top left corner of the screen. From the menu click on “Open”. Now, choose the PDF file which you would like to Password protect and click on “Open” to open the file. You can also open the file directly without launching Adobe Acrobat if you have set Adobe Acrobat as default program for opening PDF files. Again, click on “File” and this time choose “Properties” From the new window that opens, click on “Security” Tab to see all security options. Under “Security” tab you will see a drop down menu next to “Security Method:” Click on it and choose “Password Security”. Another window will open where you can tick the option “Require a password to open the document”. Once checked, the password field will be accessible. Now, enter the password which you would like to use to protect the PDF file and click on “OK”. Another window will pop up to confirm the password. Just type the password again and click on “Ok”. Make sure you save the changes when you are closing the PDF file, otherwise the changes you made will not be saved and so does the password protection. Note: If you are going to share the password with someone then make sure you use a password that is different from the passwords that you use for other services. Completely blocking access to the file might not be necessary in some situations. You also have the option to apply password to specific functions of the PDF file. To set password to specific functions of the PDF, Tick the checkbox under the heading “Permissions” located in the same “Password Settings”. There you can allow and restrict different functions and at the end provide a password that would be required to access all the functions. Once you have made all the tweaks and set the password, click on “OK” and make sure you save all the changes when you exit the PDF file. Method #2(Free):Use PDFMate Free PDF Merger to Password Protect Your PDF File This is actually a PDF merger tool, but it also comes with the option to set a password to the file. The tool comes with both paid and free versions, however, as far as password protection is concerned, you can get that in free version too. The tool is created by that is also responsible for many other PDF tools. However, having a free to use tool also means you will have to live with its downside as well. First issue, it is a merger software not built for actually adding a password to PDF files, it is just one of its feature that can help you set a password. As it is a merger tool, it will create a new file that can be password protected (it doesn’t add password protection to the same file). The interface is easy, but very unattractive when compared to Adobe Acrobat.The option for “Permissions” are also bit limited as compared to Adobe Acrobat. The tool definitely gets the job done without sacrificing on protection, if you are okay with all the tiny issues, then you can protect your files without spending a penny. Although, it is never recommended for commercial use due to all the flaws. Just download the software from the (it’s a 35MB file compared to 700MB Adobe Acrobat file) and launch the program. In the interface, click on “Add files”. Now, choose the file which you would like to password protect and click on “Open”. Once the file is open, click on it to highlight it and tick the checkbox next to “Open Password” under the heading “Security”. Once it is checked, you can add a desired password that will be used to open the file. You can also check “Permission Password” option and add a password to restrict some functions of the PDF file, although it is only limited to Copying, Printing and Editing. If you just want to add a password to the file and don’t require any merging then it is better to set the Layout option to “1IN1” to avoid any changes. Now, just click on big “Build” button and a new file will be created and showed to you in a folder. The changes will only be applied to new file, the old file will stay the same. If there are any questions or you know a better method to protect PDF files, then let us know in the comments below. Read more about, and. Adobe ® Reader for Windows or Mac comes in different version and the most popular versions include Adobe Reader 11 and Adobe Reader DC. The Adobe Reader 11 is the conventional reader which is available for the Windows and Mac OS X while the Adobe Reader DC is the direct cloud version which is available for the Windows, Mac OS X, iOS and even the Android. Protecting a PDF with password is not an easy feat and you will have to go to the features embedded in the Adobe Reader. Here's the step by step guide on how to password protect PDF with Adobe Reader. How to Password Protect PDF in Adobe Reader Alternative is the best alternative to Adobe ® Reader both in terms of the functionality and ease of use. Moreover, it is also cheap as compared to the Adobe Reader and you do not have to pay any annual fee. The software can do a lot more as compared to the Adobe Reader in terms of creating, editing, converting or protecting the PDF files. By following two steps, you can protect the PDF file within a few seconds. You can either enable the settings to prevent access to your PDF or can prevent the file from copying, editing or printing. The distinguished features from Adobe Reader will include editing texts, images and pages in PDF files, converting the PDF file to the Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents etc. You can also perform OCR function on the PDF file which will let you extract the text from the scanned images. Here's the step by step guide to password protect using Adobe Reader alternative. Open Your PDF Launch PDFelement on your computer and click on the 'Open' button at the bottom to load the file you want to protect. Alternatively, you can click on the 'File' and select 'Open'. Select the PDF file and click on the 'Open' button again. Password Protect PDF Now, click on the 'Protect' tab and click on the 'Password' again. On the next dialogue, enter the password and confirm the password again. Finally click on the 'OK' at the bottom of the screen. Lastly, close the PDF file and click on 'Yes' button again to save the PDF file. How to Password PDF with Adobe ® Reader Download the latest version of Adobe Reader for Windows or Mac and install it on your computer. You will have to go through the wizard to install it on your computer. Open PDF File Once you installed Adobe Reader on your computer, open the PDF file that you want to protect with a password. You can either drag or drop the PDF file to Adobe Reader or can directly open from the main menu. Password Protect PDF After opening the PDF file, go to the 'Tools > Protect > Encrypt > Encrypt with Password'. The tools are located on the top left side of the Adobe Reader 11. Once the menu pop-up, click on 'Yes' on the screen. After turning on the security, the next step is to add the password on your PDF file. Write down the password for the PDF file. Now, choose the compatibility for this selected version of the PDF file.
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