I have read many posts on this, but it strikes me that there seems to be no solution that helps; People either describe tabs under the properties of the fields that don't exist or describe complicated procedures that involve e-signatures and everyones email addresses. I just want the not-filled fields to stay unlocked, but there seems to be no option for this.
I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and created a fillable pdf with text fields and signature fields; I password protected the rest of the document so that only the fillable fields and signature fields can be edited; When I sent the document and the first person has filled out their part and placed a signature (using the fill & sign button), all fields are locked and the second person that needs to fill out the remaining fields cannot fill them out unless I give them the password to edit it or unlock the fields myself again first. Both options make no sense to me.
It makes no sense that all fields lock automatically if a signature is placed somewhere in the document, especially since I can anyway always edit it after putting in my password. Only the filled fields should lock. How do keep the unfilled fields unlocked?
As you have mentioned above, you send the document for signature. Could you please let us know how you send the document for signature? Please share the steps you do.
Would you mind sharing a sample of the PDF you created? You may complete a new PDF form using the same steps and share it with us. That will help us to understand the singing workflow.
I am just sending the pdf by email to a collaborator for signing. Just by attaching it to an email. That person fills out the "name" and "title" fields and signs, then they send it back to me and I would send it to the other person for filling out their part.
It does not matter if I create the form as an Adobe Sign Form or and Adobe Acrobat Form. It also does not seem to matter if I define the fields as text or signature fields; as soon as someone places a signature using the fill and sign button, all other fields are locked.
I can create a sample form if this is still necessary.
"People either describe tabs under the properties of the fields that don't exist" - such as? I wonder if you've checked "this form requires a signature" which turns it into an entirely different kind of form, much more limited.
I read in other posts that there is supposed to be a "Sign" tab under the properties of a field where you can specify what happens to fields when they are signed or filled.
I understand that there are Adobe Sign Forms and normal Adobe Forms. It does not seem to matter which one I use; the fields always lock when a signature is placed anywhere in the document.
well, good question. I guess that lots of people are familiar with just clicking the fill&sign button rather than creating a digital ID. I understand that just using the fill&sign button isn't a good way of signing because anyone can click and place a random signature, but that is a different topic.
Kind of looking for the same thing here, not sure if anyone could assist, but i figured - if i can use a button to unlock particular fields then the user can click the button to unlock their section of the document to fill out, however im getting stuck at the fact that i cant keep the button from being locked/marked as read only. Ive tried searching for some sort of document script that can run to leave this particular button "unlocked" even when fill and signed is used, but no luck - or atleast nothing that has worked unless ive completely done it wrong. just a little more on my document - its 108 pages - 15 different sections - Filled out by multiple different people - has to be a "Signature" DigitalID wont be accepted, and wont work either as we have multiple students with multiple instructors. any help on some sort of script to keep Specific button from being marked as read only even when Fill & Sign has been used would be great.
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