Protecting PDF forms with a password

You can protect your PDF forms with a password that is required to enter the editing mode by your co-authors. The password can be changed or removed later on.

The password cannot be restored if you lose or forget it. Please keep it in a safe place.

Setting a password

• go to the File tab at the top toolbar and choose the Protect option. Click the Add password button to open the Set password window,

  or go to the Protection tab and choose the Encrypt option,

• set a password in the Password field and repeat it in the Repeat password field below. Click
  to show or hide password characters when entered,

  

• Click OK when ready.

  To open the form with the full access rights, the user has to enter the set password.

Changing a password

• go to the File tab at the top toolbar and choose the Protect option. Click the Change password button to open the Set password window,

  or go to the Protection tab and choose the Encrypt option,

• set a new password in the Password field and repeat it in the Repeat password field below. Click
  to show or hide password characters when entered.
• click OK.

Deleting a password

• go to the File tab at the top toolbar,
• choose the Protect option,
• click the Delete password button.

Protecting a PDF form

• go to the Protection tab,
• click the Protect Form button,
• the form is now available in the filling mode only. Click the button again to disable the mode.