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try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 9, 2023

The best way to do that is to digitally sign the form, setting the signature to lock the document.

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Tony At WorkAuthor
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March 9, 2023

Tried that, it fails half way through the process?

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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March 9, 2023

Or you can download one of the many free flattening tools. 

There's one here:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Free_Acrobat_Automation_Tools.cfm

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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Tony At WorkAuthor
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March 9, 2023

Thanks Thom, but I'm not that technical.

I'm on a Mac, I've opened up the Acrobat app package but don't know where to go from there.

Instructions say "The script file can be placed in either the "User" or "App" JavaScript
folder."

But don't know where they are?

Screengrab attached.

 

 

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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March 9, 2023

It's really a pain trying to install the folder level scripts manually. It's especially bothersome that Adobe has provided so little support in Acrobat for this task. You'd think that there would be some kind of standardized methodology built into Acrobat. 

 

So I know the application JavaScript folder already exists, because Acrobat has it's own folder level scripts. I'd suggest looking down the "Resources" path. Try using the search tool as well.

 

   

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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F.onsecaRig
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March 9, 2023

You can either print to Adobe PDF or use Print Production > Preflight. See here: https://www.firstlegal.com/top-tip-flattening-a-pdf-fillable-form/ 

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Tony At WorkAuthor
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March 9, 2023
Thanks

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