To enable these settings, select “Add Document Restriction”Īdd Document Restriction – Select this box to enable restrict actions to PDFs, such as printing, editing, etc. (Step 4) Click “OK” Below is a list of additional settings that can be used to prohibit users from printing the document, changing print settings, set editing restrictions and more. This will allow you to use the setting configuration on other documents i.e. (Step 3 – Optional) Select the box to “Save the settings as a new policy”.
(Step 2) In the password protection dialog box choose the Document Open Settings and enter a password of your choice. This will open the Password Protection dialog box (see image below) pdf editor ribbon toolbar > secure document > password protect
(Step 1) In Foxit PDF Editor’s ribbon toolbar choose: Protect > Secure Document > Password Protect. Require a User to Enter a Password to View a PDFįollow the steps below to secure a PDF file so that, in order to view it, anyone would need to type in a specified password: Foxit PDF Editor supports the use of Unicode characters such as “ $ % ! $” in the password.So, It’s a good idea to keep two versions: a password protected version for distributing and a non-protected version as a backup. There’s no way to recover a PDF password if you forget it, rendering your file useless.Please note that securing a PDF with both types of passwords, means that the file will be available to open with either password, but only the Permissions password allows you to change the restrictions. When you set a Permissions password, anyone who wants to change the restrictions must type the Permissions password.
When you set a Document Open password, anyone who tries to open the PDF must type in the password that you specified. There are two kinds of passwords that could be applied to a PDF file: a Document Open password and a Permissions password. You can add a password to a PDF to limit access and restrict certain features, such as printing, copying and editing.
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