Sharing sensitive documents electronically doesnit necessarily require applications like Adobe Acrobat to encrypt and protect your data. Mac OS X includes its own PDF encryption tool, no extra charge.
Hereis how to create an encrypted PDF from most any application:
- Choose File > Print.
- Click and hold the PDF button, and then choose Encrypt PDF.
- Enter a password others can use to decrypt your PDF.
- Click Continue.
- Name your PDF.
- Click Save.
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 Enter a password to keep prying eyes out of your PDF. |
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 Name your encrypted PDF. |
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Anyone that wants to read the contents of your PDF will first need to have the password you assigned to the document.
This is a quick and easy was to make sure that your private documents stay that way. If you need more control over how your PDF is created - like which fonts are included - youill still need to use a more full-featured PDF creation tool like Adobe Acrobat.
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