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February 28, 2018
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How can I unlock a PDF and edit form fields once a Fill & Sign signature has been added and the document saved?

  • February 28, 2018
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I've created a fillable PDF form on Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017.  Form users need to add their signature (captured on-screen using a laptop & stylus) using the Fill & Sign function.  However, once they add it and save the PDF the form fields are locked and cannot be edited.  This is problematic if the user has forgotten to complete a field.  They will need to start with a blank form again (very time consuming).  I cannot find a way to remove the signature nor unlock the form.  Saving the PDF as a copy does not work either.  Ideas?

I'm open to exploring alternate ways to insert on-screen signatures into the PDF.  We have new Lenovo laptops with a stylus that enable us to sign directly on the screen.  I can't use a scribble signature on a PDF form, only HTML, so have been limited to the Fill & Sign Tool.  I don't like using the Comment tool as these can be deleted and are hardy for an inexperienced user to apply.

Many thanks! 

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try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 28, 2018

Try opening the Signatures panel on the left. If there's a signature listed

there, right-click it and select Clear Signature.

Participant
February 28, 2018

Thanks for the suggestion.  Unfortunately all the signature options are disabled.  This is a Fill & Sign signature not a Digital Signature:

Regards,

Dean.