

Please note that the Document Open Password and the Permissions Password must be different. Type a Permissions Password and confirm it.If you want to prevent unauthorized printing, editing or copying of your document, select the option Restrict printing and editing with a Permissions password.In this case, the characters you enter will be displayed on the screen and you won't have to retype your password.

Quick tip: You can disable the Hide characters option.

The Permissions Password can also be used to open a protected PDF document. Two types of security restrictions/ password protection are available:Ī PDF which is protected from unauthorized (opening) access can only be opened after entering the Document Open Password that was set by the document's author.Ī PDF which is protected from unauthorized editing and printing, will only allow for such actions after entering the Permissions Password set by the author. You can add, change or remove a password, and you can limit the actions users are allowed to take, such as editing and printing of your PDF. With FineReader PDF you can password-protect your PDF document in few simple steps. Only by entering the correct password allows the content of the document to be decrypted so that you can open the document and view its original format. Have you got a private document or important work presentation you don’t want people to see? In order to keep the content of your document safe and secure, you can password-protect your PDF files, preventing it from unauthorized access.įineReader PDF uses an encryption key in order to scramble the content of the document to keep it from being viewed.
