Use DocHub to Secure and Convert PDF effortlessly

Aug 6th, 2022
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01. Upload a document from your computer or cloud storage.
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02. Add text, images, drawings, shapes, and more.
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03. Sign your document online in a few clicks.
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04. Send, export, fax, download, or print out your document.

Learn how to Secure and Convert PDF for free

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PDF documents are the go-to choice for many individuals and companies thanks to their locked formatting, organized layout, and bolstered security and safety. They also require less storage space and are set up for creating streamlined workflows that make collaboration between multiple users simpler. Yet, in terms of utilizing advanced tools for paperwork, users often end up wasting hours considering tools they need. Luckily, there’s DocHub to help you handle your file needs.

Your step-by-step guide to Secure and Convert PDF

  1. Visit our platform > Sign in or register a new account.
  2. Go to Settings > Set up an organization, add branding, manage privacy settings, etc.
  3. Go back to your Dashboard and hit New Document > Select the option to add your PDF document.
  4. An intuitive toolbar that is packed with tools will appear with the ability to Secure and Convert PDF > use it on your document.
  5. Check out and make the most of other features to optimize your file and make it submission-ready.
  6. As soon as you’ve created the modifications you need, hit to save them.
  7. After the process completes, you have the option to download your edited PDF or share it directly from our platform.

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Editing a PDF is as simple as working in a Word document. You can add text, drawings, highlights, and redact or annotate your document without affecting its quality. No rasterized text or removed fields. Use an online PDF editor to get your perfect document in minutes.
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Collaborate on documents with your team using a desktop or mobile device. Let others view, edit, comment on, and sign your documents online. You can also make your form public and share its URL anywhere.
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Every change you make in a document is automatically saved to the cloud and synchronized across all devices in real-time. No need to send new versions of a document or worry about losing information.
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Instantly share, email, and fax documents in a secure and compliant way. Set a password, place your documents in encrypted folders, and enable recipient authentication to control who accesses your documents. When completed, keep your documents secure in the cloud.

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How to Secure and Convert PDF

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In this video tutorial, David demonstrates how to protect a PDF file from copying, editing, or printing without using DocHub Pro DC. He showcases a PDF file that needs permissions limited, such as preventing copying, editing, or printing. By opening the PDF file in Edge, he highlights the icons and functionalities that allow for printing and copying of content. David emphasizes the importance of restricting these actions to maintain the document's security.

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Choose Tools Protect Encrypt Remove Security. Remove Security: The options vary depending on the type of password security attached to the document. If the document has a Document Open password, click OK to remove it from the document.
A secured PDF is a protected PDF. That means users are restricted from changing or performing certain actions on it. The PDF can be encrypted or require an access code in these cases. Organizations use secured PDFs to assure clients that their documents are authentic.
Protect a document with a password Go to File Info Protect Document Encrypt with Password. Type a password, then type it again to confirm it. Save the file to make sure the password takes effect.
How to Flatten PDF with docHub Open docHub. Press File. Press Open. Click Print Production. In the Flattener Preview dialog box, select settings youd like to apply. Specify the pages you want to flatten. Click Apply Yes. Save your PDF.
Restrict printing, editing, and copying Open the PDF in Acrobat, and do one of the following: If you receive a prompt, click Yes to change the security. Select Restrict Editing And Printing Of The Document. Type the password in the corresponding field. Select what the user can print from the Printing Allowed menu:
How To Copy Text From a Password-Protected PDF? For a password-locked PDF file, you need to open the PDF in docHub when you enter the file password, locate the File-Properties-Security, remove the password and save, and then reopen it after the text Copy.
A secured PDF is a protected PDF. That means users are restricted from changing or performing certain actions on it. The PDF can be encrypted or require an access code in these cases. Organizations use secured PDFs to assure clients that their documents are authentic.

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