How to edit a pdf after I set a password on it?

[Dejan36568239jfcb]

I set a password on a PDF using adobe acrobat. Now I want to continue editing it. How do I do this? I never get a prompt to input the password I set, I just get told "This is a secure document, no editing allowed".

Where is the input password field? What was the password for?

I ask ChatGPT and it gives me walls and walls of text. Dude. I just want to input the password that I set. What is going on? Where is the simple "Enable editing? -> please input password" field?

[Bernd Alheit]

Remove the password protection.

[kglad]

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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[try67]

Go to File - Properties - Security and select No Security. Enter the password you applied earlier and then save the file, close it and re-open it. When you're done with your editing, re-apply the security policy.