How to create a button that flattens form fields

[jay fresno]

In order to make it easy and convenient for users to flatten form fields in a PDF, I want to place a button in a PDF that flattens all form fields.

Can anyone tell me how to create such a button?

[try67]

Will the users be using Acrobat to view this file, or will they use the free Reader? Because only Acrobat can actually flatten form fields. The best that can be done with Reader is to set them as read-only, or to lock them using a digital signature field.

[jay fresno]

They will use Acrobat, not Reader.

[jay fresno]

I'm the one creating the form. The person that will be using the form has Acrobat. 

I know how to create buttons, I just don't know how to include a "flatten form fields" action in the button.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Have it execute the following JavaScript code:

this.flattenPages();