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You can use encryption to protect your data from prying eyes. But, to use encrypted data yourself, you need to use Universal Shield and the encryption password to decrypt the file.

1. If needed, run the Universal Shield software by clicking Start > Programs > Universal Shield and clicking the Universal Shield icon, or by double-clicking the Universal Shield shortcut on your Windows desktop.
2. If the file you want to decrypt is not listed in Universal Shield, add the file to the list.
1. Open Windows Explorer to the location of the file you want to decrypt.
2. Drag-and-drop the file you want to decrypt from Windows Explorer to the Universal Shield window.
3. With the file now entered into the protection list, it's a simple matter to perform the decryption. Right-click the file you want to decrypt, and select Decrypt File. Or, select Encryption > Decrypt File. You can Shift+click and/or Ctrl+click more than one file to decrypt several files at once, but you can only decrypt a group of files that are encrypted with the same password.
4. Type the encryption password into the Password field, and click Start.
5. Click Close to close the dialog box. Your file is decrypted and you can view and use it normally. Notice that the Encryption attribute of the file TopSecret.doc now says No.