Create File Password Assignment

Adobe Acrobat 5.0

Requirements: To Create a Password for a PDF File



Basic Assignment Option:

Step 1: Select an existing Adobe PDF file for this assignment.
Step 2: Using Adobe Acrobat, create a password for the PDF file.
Step 3: Email the PDF file and the password to the instructor by the due date.

* Scoring Rubric *

Full Credit

  • PDF file used
  • Password created
  • PDF file/password emailed by due date
  • Partial Credit

  • PDF file used
  • Password created
  • PDF file/password emailed late
  • No Credit

  • PDF file used
  • Password not created
  • PDF file emailed late



  • Intermediate Assignment Option:

    Step 1: Use Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word to create a PDF file to use with this assignment.
    Step 2: Using Adobe Acrobat, create a standard password for the PDF file.
    Step 3: Using Adobe Acrobat, set 2 permissions for the document.
    Step 4: Email the original document, the PDF file, and the password to the instructor by the due date.

    * Scoring Rubric *

    Full Credit

  • PDF file created
  • Password created
  • 2 permissions set
  • Documents/password emailed by due date
  • Partial Credit

  • PDF file created
  • Password created
  • No permissions set
  • Documents/password emailed late
  • No Credit

  • PDF file created
  • No Password created
  • No permissions set
  • Documents/password emailed late



  • Advanced Assignment Option:

    Step 1: Use Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word to create a PDF file to use with this assignment.
    Step 2: Using Adobe Acrobat, create a standard password for the PDF file.
    Step 3: Using Adobe Acrobat, set 3 permissions for the document.
    Step 4: Upload the .pdf file to a web server.
    Step 5: Create a web page. Create a hyperlink to the .pdf file on the web page. Upload web page to server.
    Step 6: Email URL of web page, along with the password of the .pdf file, to the instructor by the due date.

    * Scoring Rubric *

    Full Credit

  • PDF file created
  • Password created
  • 3 permissions set
  • PDF file uploaded
  • Web page created
  • Hyperlink created
  • URL/password emailed by due date
  • Partial Credit

  • PDF file created
  • Password created
  • No permissions set
  • PDF file uploaded
  • Web page created
  • Hyperlink created
  • URL/password emailed late
  • No Credit

  • PDF file created
  • No password created
  • No permissions set
  • PDF file uploaded
  • Web page created
  • Hyperlink created
  • URL emailed late