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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? 

 

    Jonathan Heberline
    Jonathan Heberline
    Participant
    October 16, 2024

    What I did was set the document security to allow filling existing fields and signing the document, then added a button with a custom script to prepare it for the customer where the fields I wanted locked were set to readonly, and as a final step set the button to hidden and non printable.  This way, the fields I locked can only be changed with the document password., but the customer can still input their information and sign it.  If I need to change my part, all I need is the document password and I can manually unlock the field I need to change, and relock it.


    Hi Joshua,

    I'm new to scripting and very novice. But your solution so far seems to be the one I'm looking for! Can you provide a bit of guidance on how you set up this button in regards to the script you used? I made an attempt myself, but I definately broke something and rage-quit! lol

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