Prepare Form stuck in e-sign mode

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January 16, 2026
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I inadvertently set my document to "This document requires signatures," which has restricted field behaviors. Now in field Properties I only get the General, Appearance, Position, and Options tabs. I believe this is because the document is currently in Adobe Sign mode. In this mode, Acrobat uses simplified "e-signing" fields that do not support standard Acrobat formatting like the calendar picker.

To restore the Format tab and enable the calendar picker, you must revert the document to a standard Acrobat form. However, in the Prerpare Form, under More Tools I cannot find a button or link that says "Revert to Acrobat Form" or "Remove e-signing options" .

Does anyine know how to remove the e-signing options so my Date fields can be used with the calendar picker without redoing the complete form, please?

Meenakshi_Negi

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Hi colinc16367333,

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry for the trouble caused.

You may remove it by clicking the three dots in the left-hand pane, next to Prepare a form. Please check the screenshot below.

Let us know if you need any help.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

C

colinc16367333Author

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Hi Meenakshi,

Thanks for responding. I don't have the three dots; see my screen snip of the left-hand area when I select the Prepare Form Tool for the document.

Could this be because of my view settings? I have not changed these from the default when I open the app from the Creative Cloud dashboard.

When first opened this document about half of the fields (response fields indicated by lines of dots) were recognised as fields; the rest I had to select a field type and place it over those places in the document. For example, the document requires three signatures; but when I first opened it only two of these were recognised as interactive fields. I did not create the original document so am not aware of any properties it may have had.

Do you have any other suggestions on how I can "Revert to Acrobat Form" or "Remove e-signing options", please?