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How to send a password-protected PDF

Compress the PDF first, then add a password, because a protected PDF can’t be compressed afterwards. Send the PDF by email and the password another way, such as a text message.

  1. 1Compress PDF
  2. 2Protect PDF
Start step 1: Compress PDF

Each step passes your file to the next, so you only add it once. Nothing is uploaded.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Compress it first

    Do this before adding the password; once it’s locked, it can’t be compressed.

    Open Compress PDF
  2. 2

    Add a password

    Choose a password that’s long and not used anywhere else.

    Open Protect PDF

Questions

Why send the password separately?

If the email is forwarded or the account is hacked, a password in the same email opens the PDF too.

How strong is the protection?

FileFleet uses 256-bit AES encryption, the strongest PDFs support, so the file can’t be opened without the password.

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