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dinaw6371955
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January 6, 2017
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How to lock form fields after filling the form

  • January 6, 2017
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how do I save changes to a fillable form after the form fields have been filled? I dont want it to be editable again. I am working with Adobe Acrobat Standard DC

Correct answer Tariq Ahmad

Hi dinaw6371955,

You can sign a document and choose option lock the document after signing it. https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-to-lock-form-fields-using-a-digital-signature

Let us know if that helps.

-Tariq Dar.

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Tariq AhmadCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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February 3, 2017

Hi dinaw6371955,

You can sign a document and choose option lock the document after signing it. https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-to-lock-form-fields-using-a-digital-signature

Let us know if that helps.

-Tariq Dar.

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Michael27167458tjm4
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November 17, 2022

Can this be used to partially lock a form? can you have a multi staged form with different fillable boxes tied to different form fill fields? 

 

    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    November 17, 2022

    It's possible, but you need to think it through. Imagine the user filled in some form fields and decided to save the file. All of a sudden, those fields are locked and they can't change their values any longer. What if they made a mistake in one of those fields and what to correct it later on? They won't be able to do so and will have to restart the form from scratch. I can guarantee they won't be happy if that happens...

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