How can I compress a fillable PDF Form with Adobe Pro without "losing" the fillable fields

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April 8, 2024
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Hello,

I am trying to reduce the size of a fillable PDF form in Adobe Acrobat Pro, but every time the fillable fields disappear (= it is not a form that you can fill in on your computer any more, but you can only fill it once you have printed it).

Could you please help me with this?

Thanks a lot in advance.

BR,

Béatrice

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Bernd Alheit

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How do you compress the form?

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Béatrice365936474eo8Author

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I tried by using the standard and the advanced options of the Optimize PDF tool, as well as by saving the form with a reduced size. I think it might depend on the options I select in the different settings available in the Advanced Optimization of the tool. If so, I have not idea which I should choose...

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Don't flatten the form fields at the optimizer.

try67

Community Expert

If it's not meant to be filled in on the computer, why do you need form fields at all? Flatten them so they become static content, and then optimize the file.

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Béatrice365936474eo8Author

Participant

It is meant to be filled in on the computer.

try67

Community Expert

Sorry, I misunderstood you, then...

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