Distributing a new Form - Text Boxes are Live Comments Adobe Pro X

[defaultrelggr0ddhld]

Hi, Hopefully I have a simple process question.

I have a brand new 4 page form I made in Adobe Pro X.

The form works perfectly in Pro X.

When I run "Distrubute Form" and then open it up with Adobe Reader, all of the Text Box Labels that I used show up as live Comments that the reader can select and move around the screen.
How do I keep my Text Box Labels from becoming Comments?

[Bernd Alheit]

How have you added the labels.

[defaultrelggr0ddhld]

Content, Edit Text & Objects, Add or Edit Text Box

It comes up with a typewrite tool that creates a text label.

[defaultrelggr0ddhld]

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/create-form.html

I used this method for creating the text labels.

Is there a step needed to flatten the text before Distribution?

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

The typewriter tool adds comments to the documents. Use form text fields for the labels and set the fields as read-only.

[defaultrelggr0ddhld]

OK, Thanks. That seems like it will work.

Is what you proposed a work around or is this the "proper" way?

Is there also a way to flatten the Typewriter Text Edits before publishing the Form?

[Bernd Alheit]

When you flatten the document it will also remove the form fields.

[Bernd Alheit]

Create the form design in Word or InDesign, export it as PDF, and add the form fields with Adobe Acrobat.