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Anonymous
August 27, 2015
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How to edit fields in PDF form after saving

  • August 27, 2015
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I'm very new to PDF forms and thought I would be better at it.  I'm creating forms from Word documents and need to make frequent edits to the PDF form after I've saved it because I'm still learning.  I thought I read somewhere that you should be able to edit the properties of a field after saving a copy, but that didn't work.  I forgot to unclick "scoll multi field" and need to fix it in my text boxes but I cannot edit.  I keep recreating the form over and over again from the Word doc.

    Correct answer Abhishamster

    Hi Ally1286,

    Save a Copy is required to edit the form only when you have either distributed the form or saved it as Reader extended PDF. In this case if you want add Scroll feature to a field then go to (in DC) 'Prepare Form' tool under the toolset on the right.

    On this screen, select the file and click on start. Double click on the field and go to 'Options' tab. Select the appropriate check box.

    Let me know if this work for you.

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    Cosmic Rocket
    Participating Frequently
    October 2, 2020

    For me the problem was that Adobe Acrrobat pro DC decided to change the status of all my fields to "locked" and "read only"

     

    In order to fix that I went to "Prepare form" and then selected all fields and turned off both these settings in the properties.

     

    After that it was back to normal. 

     

     

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      Crystal Cobb
      Participant
      February 5, 2021

      Great help!  Thank you!  Is this a default save setting. Anyone know of a way to turn it off??

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      Anonymous
      August 31, 2015

      Thank you! I did save the form in Reader Extended PDF so that users can complete the form and save their answers. I was able to edit the properties of the saved form by clicking "Prepare Form" as you advised.

      I need to make multiple forms and find Adobe to be very challenging! I'm creating the form templates in Word and then using the Word file to create the PDF form. But I make mistakes and need to make constant edits, like not leaving enough space between questions to fit the text box. Is there an easier way to do this? I could not figure out how to create the form from scratch in Adobe.


      Thank you!

      Abhishamster
      Abhishamster
      Participating Frequently
      September 1, 2015

      Hi Ally1286,

      What I understand is that you are trying to edit Labels (Text) also which can be done using 'Edit PDF'. In this case I'll suggest you is to first create PDF from word document then make perform PDF Editing using 'Edit PDF' tool for any formatting or spacing changes. Then take the PDF file in form editing mode and develop it in a PDF Form. Going back and forth between PDF text editing and Form editing will be a tedious task and time consuming.

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      stu.colon@outlook.com
      Participant
      July 25, 2020

      I spent $180 on this scam of a program!  I cant do the most basic function, which is to edit a form that I had saved. It edits THE ENTIRE FORM, EXCEPT MY ANSWERS !   No one know what to do ..

      I'm going to purchase PdFfiller 

        Abhishamster
        AbhishamsterCorrect answer
        Participating Frequently
        August 28, 2015

        Hi Ally1286,

        Save a Copy is required to edit the form only when you have either distributed the form or saved it as Reader extended PDF. In this case if you want add Scroll feature to a field then go to (in DC) 'Prepare Form' tool under the toolset on the right.

        On this screen, select the file and click on start. Double click on the field and go to 'Options' tab. Select the appropriate check box.

        Let me know if this work for you.

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