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Setting Security for PDF Files Created Using Create Adobe PDF Online

Setting security for Adobe PDF files lets you add password protection to your files and set restrictions for the following:

-- printing

-- changing of documents

-- accessibility for the visually impaired

-- copying and extracting of content

You can set default security settings in Create Adobe PDF Online, and those settings are applied to files you create. If you wish to change security settings for a PDF file, you must resubmit the original file to Create Adobe PDF Online with the updated settings.

To set default security settings in Create Adobe PDF Online:

1. On the Create Adobe PDF Online Web page, click Preferences.

2. In the Security Options section, click Edit Settings.

3. Click New in the Advanced Settings pane.

4. In the Edit settings pane, enter a password in the Change Security Options and Confirm the Security Password text boxes.

5. Choose an encryption level from the pop-up menu, and then select one or more options in the Permissions section. For more information on security settings, refer to Create Adobe PDF Online Help.

6. Click Save.

7. In the Explorer User Prompt dialog box, enter a name for the new settings, and then click OK.

8. Click Done in the Advanced Settings pane.

9. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.