Warning When Signing PDF Form Document

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October 27, 2025
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I have created a form in Adobe Acrobat Pro with a digital signature. It has several fields, including text boxes, drop-downs, and radio buttons, but no JavaScript. The last field is a Digital signature. When the user signs the form, it locks the form and saves it to a new file. The problem is that the user receives the following warning when they are signing the document.

“This document contains constructs which could affect its appearance. Review it before proceeding.”

I’m looking for a method to prevent/remove the warning.

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nitish_6906

Adobe Employee

Thanks @Playful_uniqueness2723

We appreciate your response on this. Your feedback has been noted and taken up for discussion at our end(ADC-4534781).

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Playful_uniqueness2723Author

Participant

I am attaching test.pdf, a document that shows the warning, and test_warning.png, a screenshot of the warning.

test.pdf

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Playful_uniqueness2723Author

Participant

Thank you both, Nitish and Mikel, for your thoughts and advice!

I created an even simpler file that contains only a Digital Signature in the upper left corner. When I look at it in preview mode, I get a message that says, "You are in signature preview mode. The document contains no dynamic content or external dependencies. Please review the document before you sign." That seems reasonable. However, when I attempt to open the document on a laptop with only Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, I still get the same warning.

I'm a newbie to Adobe Pro, but I've been around IT a few years... I'm concerned some potential customers will ask me why they get that warning when I try to sell them my services.

It seems we should at least be able to create a base, simple document that does not warn customers about constructs affecting its appearance when they sign it. Who wants to sign a contract or order form only to find out it was updated after they signed it?

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nitish_6906

Adobe Employee

Thanks for making the setting adjustment @Playful_uniqueness2723 .

Are you still seeing those warnings after adjusting the settings in your Preferences?

We've confirmed that setting the appropriate dropdown (for instance, "Enable Review of Document Warnings" to Never) successfully suppresses them for your test document on our end. We designed the feature this way to give users the freedom to choose the level of warnings they wish to see.

If you haven't already, please fully close and restart Acrobat (or your computer) and please share the document in case you still see the warning after adjusting your preferences.

MikelKlink

Participating Frequently

Please share the document for analysis.

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