How to See a Password Protected PDF Using Gmail

If you have ever come across a password-protected PDF file and needed to access its content without the password, you’re in luck! With Gmail’s built-in viewer, you can easily view password-protected PDFs without having to enter any password.

Here’s a simple step-by-step guide on how to do it:

  1. Start by saving the password-protected PDF file to your computer.
  2. Open your Gmail account on your web browser.
  3. Compose a new email and attach the password-protected PDF file to the email.
  4. Before sending the email, click on the attached PDF file.
  5. Once you click on the file, Gmail will automatically preview the PDF content without asking for the password.

By following these steps, you can easily view the contents of a password-protected PDF file using Gmail’s viewer. This method can be especially useful when you urgently need to access the information in the PDF but do not have the password handy.