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December 3, 2021
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How can I stop the date field in Adobe Acrobat DC from updating to current date ?

  • December 3, 2021
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Long story short I have a tax form that was to be dated for the 1st of November as that is when I started working for the company,due to miscommunication it was not put down correctly.

But whenever I try and do it now, it is defaulting to 2021-12-03.

How do I stop it from auto changing the date or save a unmodifiable copy?

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Correct answer try67

The files contain a script to populate those fields with the current date. Since there's no way to flatten or submit the form digitally (at least not from within it) I'm guessing they want you to either print it out or submit it on the same day as you fill it in. The only way to stop the field from updating is to disable JS in the application, but I don't recommend you do that as it could interfere with other functions of the form and cause you to submit an invalid file.

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Participant
February 15, 2024

Hello,

I have a small problem as a beginner that I need to prevent selecting past and future dates in the date picker

 

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 15, 2024

You can't do that. Only after a selection wad made can you reject it with a script. But what's the point of letting the user enter a value if they can only select one thing?

Participant
July 27, 2022

I think you can just use a text field as date field.  That way it will not auto populate. 

 

JR Boulay
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 5, 2021

You can open this PDF and Save As with Apple Preview, it will lose all its formats and all interactivity, but the fields will remain fillable.

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JR Boulay
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Community Expert
December 4, 2021

In France we said "Programmé avec des moufles"  (Programmed with mittens )

 

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Participant
December 4, 2021

Bump for any future users searching. 

try67
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Community Expert
December 3, 2021

There's likely a script embedded in the file that's causing it. Can you share the file with us?

Participant
December 3, 2021

They are standard canada tax forms.

 

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 4, 2021

Before you open the form disable Javascript in the preferences of Adobe Acrobat.