TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

4 min

Protect and compress your PDF documents

Password protect and redact important documents, and optimize file size with compression.

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What you’ll learn

Protect your PDF documents

Add password protection, encryption, and set viewer permissions to your documents using the Protect a PDF tool.

Optimize file size

Reduce file size and improve loading times without losing quality using the Compress a PDF tool.


Instruction by

Sarah John

Adobe Stock Contributor

ContestDesign

24 June 2025

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