Encrypting Windows Files

1. Open the PDF in Acrobat DC.
2. Go to File, then select Protect Using Password.
3. Select whether you want the password to be required for Viewing or Editing the PDF.
4. Type the password you want to use twice. The password strength indicator will let you know if the password you selected is weak, medium, strong, or best.
5. Select Apply. Acrobat will display a confirmation message.

Windows:

1. Go to File and select Protect Document, then Encrypt with Password.
2. Type a password, and then type it again to confirm it.
3. Save the file to ensure the password takes effect.

Mac:

1. Go to Review, and select Protect Document.
2. Under Security, you can select whether a person will need to enter a password to open the document, modify the document, or both. Enter each password again to confirm.
3. Click OK, then save the document.

Windows:

1. Go to File and select Info.
2. Select the box for Protect Workbook, and choose Encrypt with Password.
3. Enter a password, then select OK.
4. Confirm the password in the Re-enter Password box, then select OK.
5. Save the file to ensure the password takes effect.

Mac:

1. Go to File, then select Passwords.
2. Enter a password in the Password to Open field. You can also enter a password in the Password to Modify field if needed.
3. Choose Read-only if you want. This will put a "read-only mode" banner at the top of the document when opened but will not stop someone from making changes.
4. Verify the password when prompted.
5. Click OK, then save your spreadsheet.

Windows:

1. Go to File, then select Info.
2. Select Protect Presentation, then select Encrypt with Password.
3. In the Password box, enter the password you want to use. Select OK.
4. PowerPoint will prompt you to confirm the password by entering it once more.
5. Save the file to ensure the password takes effect.

Mac:

1. Go to File, then select Passwords.
2. Under Password to open, select Encrypt this presentation and require a password to open.
3. In the New password box, type the password you want to use.
4. In the Verify box, type the password again, then select Set Password.
5. If you want to require a password to modify, just repeat the steps above but choose modify instead of open.
6. Click OK, then save your presentation.

1. Install 7-Zip.
   • If your computer is centrally managed, you can install 7-Zip from Software Center.
   • Alternatively, you can download it from 7-zip.org.
2. In File Explorer, select the files you want to zip.
3. Right click on the highlighted files, select 7-zip.org, then Add to archive.
4. Enter a name in the Archive field.
5. Select ZIP Archive format.
6. Enter a password in the Encryption section.
7. Select OK.