Hide drop down arrows in optimized file
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
I have a Acrobat form which my general clinics use. For standardized results there are several dropdown menus. Once the clinic submits the form to me I will Save as Other>Optimized PDF prior to sending it on to a specialty clinic. This is so the specialty clinics cannot make changes to the form. When I optimize/flatten the form the drop down menu arrows still appear. They don't need to be there when the drop down function is no longer functional. Is there a way to prevent them from printing to file?
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Are you optimizing or flattening? I have never seen the arrows remain after a form has been flattened or printed to PDF. You could set the readonly field property to true. That will remove the arrow.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Both. I've included images of the form, my Save As Other>Optimized selections and the results I get.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Is this an Acroform or an .xfa form?
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
I've never heard of either of those terms before so I cannot answer that question. I've attached a screenshot of the properties info tab.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
I also get a pop up window downsampling error message.
Copy link to clipboard
Copied
Run the following script in the console: this.xfa
If it returns true it's an xfa form. I believe the dropdown arrows still show when this type of form is flattened. If you upload the form I can answer both of these questions for you.

