How To Create Protected PDFs Using Adobe Acrobat Pro

So you have purchased Adobe Acrobat Pro (AAP) but do not know how to fully use it. Today we will be going over a simple function of AAP which eludes new users.

The forte of PDF documents is the security and protection they offer. If you want to restrict viewing of your document, you can assign your PDF a password which will be required if anybody wants to view the included contents. But what if you do not want to password protect your file and just want to restrict the printing rights?

There could be many reasons for doing this. Perhaps you are a book author and are sending your book (or an excerpt) to somebody for reading. You want them to be able to read it but not print the material out and show it to other on paper. In such circumstances you need to protect your PDF document.

In this tutorial we will assume that you already have created your own PDF document. Here are the steps you need to take in order to protect it:

1. Open your document with AAP.
2. From the main menu on top, go into Advance -> Security -> Encrypt with Password.
3. Click on ‘Yes’ in the Dialog Box that which follows.
4. Now specify the Acrobat versions your document can be opened with, the level of encryption your PDF has, any password that should be given to open the file, and whether or not printing is enabled. You can also specify a password to re-enable printing if you have disabled it. Once you have set all these options, click on ‘OK’.
5. You will be asked to retype the password and shown a summary of your policy. Click on ‘Finish’ and your policy would have been created.
6. From now on, whenever you want to enable this policy on a particular PDF document, open the document and go into Advance -> Security -> .

In those five simple steps you will be able to secure your PDF documents and make the most of your purchases AAP.