Saving editable pdfs on my iPad so that they cannot be changed anymore

Report · Oct 11, 2018

Hello everyone, I am Patrick from Germany. I am using editable pdfs on my iPad and want to save them so that nobody can change them when i send them. Does anyone else have this issue? Thanks for your support and greetings from Germany.

Report · Nov 03, 2018

Hi Patrick,

The "Share Flatten Copy" option is no longer available via the new Share feature in Acrobat 18.09.13 or later.

However, there is a way to generate a flattened copy in Acrobat to produce a copy that is no longer editable.

Please take a look at this forum document.

How to share a flattened copy of a PDF document

Would you please give it a try and see if it is a workable solution for you?

Thank you.

Report · Dec 15, 2018

HI Fraim1990,

We just released Acrobat Reader 18.12.00 to the App Store on December 14, 2018.

This release offers the flattening option in Acrobat's Settings > Preferences.

The forum FAQ document was updated with more details about the newly restored capability as well.

How to share a flattened copy of a PDF document

Please update to 18.12.00 and let us know what you think.

Thank you.