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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? 

 

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    joshua_5661
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    October 16, 2024

    I just did a band-aid fix. I added an e-signnature form field, and then added a script "getField("Signature1").display = display.hidden;" so when the user signs the form, it locks all the fields, but keeps all the rich text formattting, and then the signature field disappears on the new signed PDF. It's not a perfect solution, but it will work until I figure out a better solution! 🙂


    I just posted a modified version of my file below so you can see what I did.

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