You can choose to assign a password for each PDF that you create to prevent unauthorized viewing and/or modification of these files.
From the
Print
window, select
Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf)
as the output file type, then select the
Password Protect
button to open the
Password Protect
window.
Select one of the following options:
Mark the
Protect against viewing of PDF file(s)
checkbox to set a password that provides the recipient with read-only access to the PDF files created by this process, then enter and confirm the password.
Mark the
Protect against modification of PDF file(s)
checkbox to restrict write access of PDF files created by this process, then choose from the following options:
Do not allow modification by any recipient
: Select this option to restrict write access by all recipients of the selected PDF files.
Allow modification only when password is known
: Select this option to set a password for write access to the PDF files, then enter and confirm the password.