To protect the contents in your PDF document, the best way is to set PDF password for the document. If you want to convert image to searchable PDF document and set PDF password at the same time, the GUI application VeryPDF Image to PDF OCR Converter will help you.
By using this application, you can set different kinds of parameters for the target file. It is an OCR embedded application so that it can recognize the characters in input image file and then convert then into searchable PDF document.
To download the application, you need to access its homepage. Then you need to install the application on your computer by double clicking the setup file and following the popup installation wizard.
Then please see the steps about converting image to searchable PDF in following contents which are made up of four parts.
Step1. Open the application
Please open Image to PDF OCR Converter by double clicking the application icon if you have created one in installation procedure. If there is no icon, please click “Start”—“All Programs”—“Image2PDF OCR v3.2”—“Image2PDF OCR v3.2” to open the application.
Step2. Add image into the application
In the opened interface of the application which is shown in Figure 1, you need to add image file into it. You can click “Add File (s)” button or click “File (F)”—“Add Files” to open file picker window in which you are able to choose the image file you want to convert and set password, then click “Open” button to add it in the application. Image to PDF OCR Converter also supports to drag and drop file into its file list. By clicking the added image file in file list, you can see its preview in preview frame. By right clicking the file, you can choose the option “Delete Selected Item” to remove the file from the file list.
Figure 1
Step3. Set PDF password
Please click “Setting” button or click “File (F)” – “Image2PDF Setting” to open “PDF E-Book Maker-OCR Version” dialog box. Then click the tab “Encrypt Options” and check “Encrypt PDF” option to active all the options below. Please see the tab in Figure 2.
Figure 2
In “User Password” and “Master Password” edit boxes, you can input the open password and master password (owner password). In “Encryption Level” group box, you can set the encryption level as 40 or 128-bit. In “Permission” group box, you are allowed to set the permissions for the target file as “No Printing”, “No Changing the Document”, etc. Then please click “OK” button.
Step4. Save target file and run the conversion
Please click “Make PDF” button or right click the converted image to choose the option “convert selected 1 file into pdf file” option in popup floating items for opening “Save as” dialog box which is shown in Figure 3. Please set the output location in “Save in” dropdown list and input the name in “File name” edit box. Then click “Save” button to run the conversion from image to searchable PDF document.
Figure 3
If you want to learn more functions about the application Image to PDF OCR Converter, you can read its user manual at https://www.verypdf.com/tif2pdf/help/index.htm.