


For example, when you disable printing in a PDF and open it in Microsoft Edge, the Print option is grayed out. Most programs will honor the permissions you’ve set. Permissions and restricted editing are different from encrypting the entire PDF. Printing allowed: Choose from None, Low Resolution, or High Resolution.Changes allowed: Choose from Inserting, deleting and rotating pages Filling form files and signing Commenting, filling form fields, and signing Any except extract pages.Enable copying of text, images, and other content: Enable or disable. This is handy say if you want to send someone a sample brochure but you aren’t granting them copyright permission, or if you have a standard form that you don’t want anyone altering. You can restrict editing and printing of PDFs in lieu of or in addition to encrypting your PDF using the same Password Security dialog. Now, when someone opens the PDF in any program, they’ll be prompted to enter the password. Adding a password to an existing PDF in PDFelement is simple.ĭone. This means that even if someone were to somehow bypass the prompt to enter a password, they wouldn’t be able to decipher the contents without first entering the password.

When you add a password to a PDF, you are also encrypting it. Encrypting a PDF in PDFelement (Password Protected PDFs) #
