in this video i will show you how to
open a protected pdf file
you should receive an email from the
publisher
containing details of how to download
the software and containing the license
that you will need to view
protected documents
so first open your email client
and check for emails
here we have one
viewing abc's documents and in it it
says install the lock lizard viewer
select the operating system below and
follow the instructions on that page
so we're going to select windows
it's taken off to a link on the lock
lizard site where the latest version of
the software is available we have the
option of downloading an executable
version or a zip version we will
download the executable
click on download
the file will download to your pc
once the file is downloaded
click on the folder
and here is the file
for safeguard viewer software if we
right click on the file
select run as administrator
the install program will open ready to
install the software
okay
when we're ready to start click next
so license agreement
click to accept it
then next
three types of install typical complete
and custom we'll just use the typical
it shows you details of where the
software is going to be installed to
click install
finishing up
and finally we get a message saying
installation has finished
do we wish to view the product manual no
we don't at this stage and then click
finish
okay
that's the viewer software installed
okay so we close the windows dirt
go back to the email slightly further
down it says
activate your license
once the viewer is installed which it
now is
click on the link below to activate your
license
so we click on the colin jones
again file is downloaded in this case
we're just going to click open file
message appears saying registering
license and then it says registration
successful you have now successfully
activated your license and can now
access documents protected by abc
limited
click ok
and close a window
we will now confirm the installation by
opening a secure document
so again in the email client we have an
email here with a secure document
attached
so we just copy that document onto the
desktop in this case
and then
double click on it
safeguard secure viewer opens
and loads the document
there we are
so we've downloaded the software we've
activated the license and we've proved
it by being able to read a protected
document
okay that's all there is to it so when
we're finished with that
close the viewer
and close the email client