What version of Adobe do I need to password protect?

To password protect a PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader, you’ll need the paid Pro version, which starts at $14.99 a month. You can password protect a PDF in Adobe Reader by clicking the shield icon in the Acrobat tools sidebar and selecting “Protect using password.”

How can I protect my PDF file with password?

How to add passwords and permissions to PDF files:

1. Open a file in Acrobat and choose “Tools” > “Protect.”
2. Select whether you want to restrict editing with a password or encrypt the file with a certificate or password.
3. Set password or security method as desired.
4. Click “OK” and then click “Save.”

How do you password protect a File?

Click the File menu, select the Info tab, and then select the Protect Document button. Click Encrypt with Password. Enter your password then click OK.

How do you Password protect a file?

Protect a document with a password

1. Go to File > Info > Protect Document > Encrypt with Password.
2. Type a password, then type it again to confirm it.
3. Save the file to make sure the password takes effect.

How do I Encrypt a folder?

1Right-click the file or folder you want to encrypt. 2Choose Properties from the pop-up menu. 3Click the Advanced button on the General tab. 4In the Compress or Encrypt Attributes section, select the Encrypt Contents to Secure Data check box.

Can you remove password protection from PDF?

How to unlock a PDF to remove password security: Open the PDF in Acrobat. Use the “Unlock” tool: Choose “Tools” > “Protect” > “Encrypt” > “Remove Security.”

How do you password protect a scanned document?

Click Save Settings. Type a name into the File Name field, click in the File Type field and select PDF, and then click Settings…. Select the Secure PDF check box and type the password in the Password and Confirm Password fields. Change any other settings if needed, and then click OK.