Create a Security Envelope in Adobe A security envelope can be used to bundle and encrypt a group of documents before sending through e-mail or other means. It acts as a regular file attachment but requires a password to view and access the documents inside the envelope. Follow these steps to create a security envelope in Adobe 1. After opening Adobe, click See all tools 2. In the Protect section, click Open under Protect a PDF 3. Click Create security envelope 4. Click Add File to send… Browse for the file you want to add. Click Next. You can add multiple files and many different file types, such as PDF, Word, Excel, etc. 5. Select the envelope template you would like to use and click Next. See the end of this document for examples of what the various templates look like. 6. Select Send the envelope later. This will allow you to fill in the information on the envelope template at a later step. Click next. 7. Click the check box next to Show all policies, select Encrypt with password, and click Next. 8. Click Finish 9. A new window will pop up. Click the check box next to Require a password to open the document. Enter a secure password. Click Ok. 10. You will see a pop up asking to confirm the password. Enter the password you just created and click Ok. 11. You will see another pop up, click Ok. 12. You will then see your security envelope. Fill out the information in the empty fields of the envelope and save the document. You can now attach this security envelope to an e-mail and it will contain all the documents you added to it during creation. Anyone who tries to open the envelope will need the password to view and access the documents. Please note: this does not encrypt the documents individually. This only encrypts the envelope. You can encrypt documents individually before adding to the envelope. See the document “Encrypt a PDF” for more information. Template Examples For reference, here are the various template options. Interdepartment eEnvelope Template: eEnvelope with Date Stamp: eEnvelope with Signature: