To Password Protect a Word Document to be Emailed

1. Open a new e-mail

2. Click on “Attach File” and select the document you need to email

3. Once item is attached right click with your mouse and open the document you are sending

4. Once opened click on the “file” tab (top left of screen)

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You will see “Protect Document” next to the Permissions box, click on this

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Next click on “encrypt with password”

7. You will be asked to enter your chosen password twice

8. Then click on “save” and you can send the email with attachment

9. Send a separate email to the recipient with the password so they can open the document you are sending them.

To Password Protect a PDF Document to be Emailed

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Click on this link https://www.pdfprotect.net/ which will open the following screen

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Click on the ‘Browse’ button next to the ‘File to Protect’ box this will take you into Windows Explorer and enable you to find the document you want to protect with the following screen:

3. Select the file and press the ‘open’ button. This will upload the document name into the ‘File to Protect’ box.

4. Then type in your password and click on the protect button.

5. You will be given an option whether to open or save the file; click open (the system will not let you save the document at this stage).

6. You will see “Protect Document” next to the Permissions box, click on this

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The Adobe Acrobat screen will open and you will be asked to enter the password you have chosen.

8. Open the document then save it – it will save with the original name followed by .protected[1]

9. You can then attach the document to an email.

10. Send a separate email to the recipient with the password so they can open the document you are sending them.