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When you want to share PDF files over the internet for instance, you need to make sure that the files are secure such that no one can access and copy them without permission. You can protect your PDF files with passwords that hinder unauthorized persons from accessing the files or even editing or copying them. This article takes you through how to protect PDF file from copying.
Wondershare PDFelement is the best tool that uses passwords to hinder unauthorized persons from accessing the PDF files and further editing, printing or copying it. In addition, PDFelement can edit PDF file contents such as pages, color, fonts, and images and can add watermarks. It has a built-in OCR feature that allows one to edit scanned PDF documents.
It is a useful program that can also convert PDF to other formats such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Images etc. You can also create PDF files out of images, blank document, HTML and existing PDF.
PDFelement uses two password options to protect your PDF file. One is "Open Password" to allow you set a password to bar unauthorized users from accessing your files and the other is "Permission Password" to set password to hinder unauthorized persons from copying your PDF files even after they have accessed it. Follow the steps below to protect PDF files by prohibiting other users from copying your PDF without authorization.
Launch PDFelement on your computer, click the "Open" button at the bottom left side of the Home window. Thereafter check on the file that you want and click on "Open" button to display the PDF file that you want to protect. The file then opens and is ready to be protected from copying.
If you are on Mac PC, click on the "Open File" button on the bottom right. Your PDF file shall be open automatically.
If you are using Windows OS, click on the "Protect" tab at the main menu then click on "Password". Thereafter tap on "Require a password to change security settings and access specific functions" option. Enter your password then confirm it. Finally click on "OK". You would have successfully protected your PDF files from copying.
While you are using Mac, click on the "Protection" menu at the right side. Thereafter click on "Encrypt with Password". Simply mark on "Restrict editing and printing of the document" option to set the password to prohibit unauthorized users from copying your PDF file. Lastly click on the "OK" button.
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