Restrict certain fields after a digital signature

I am using Acrobat XI Pro.  I have added a digital signature field.  Then >properties>signed tab>mark as read only>just these fields.   When I click to select the fields I want, they don’t check. I can “select all” and then they all check, but if I click to un-check specific ones, they don’t un-check either. 
I have double-checked my field names, and there is no punctuation and there are no spaces.  What am I missing?

Use the space bar to select the form fields rather than trying to click with the mouse.

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