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Encrypt a File


  1. Import an unencrypted file into the program:
    1. With the add button:
      1. Open the programs main form and
      2. Click on the upper Add button on the right, and select a file. The file is now visible in the upper file viewer.
    2. Or: "Drag and drop" a file into the drop area of the program's main form. If the program decides that it is not encrypted, it will put it into the upper file viewer.
  2. Make sure your own key and the key of the person you want to send the message to are visible in the two windows on top of the form. (They can be the same keys if you encrypt to yourself.)
  3. Click the Encrypt button (with the golden lock),
  4. Enter the passphrase of your key into the passphrase window.
  5. The encrypted file appears in the lower file viewer.
  6. Right click on the file and you can save it anywhere on the computer.