Buttons that trigger forms fields in InDesign 5.5

Hello,
I have a 13 page InDesign doc that has hyperlinked text and buttons. When I export as an interactive PDF, I get the purple/pink form field bar at top. I have spent 8 hours trying to trouble shoot the issue (I have previously worked on similar 6+ layouts with same buttons and no issue). The buttons are designed to look like nav buttons along bottom of page. They have rollover states. They are on 2 master pages (one is cover and other is single-page master). The issue is on the single-page master. If I delete the buttons from this master, the form filed goes away. I have tried many, many other scenarios to fix this bug but no success. I did see that this was an issue as far back as 2008. Nothing seems to have been fixed. Any ideas?

Open the PDF in Acrobat and select: File > Properties > Security > Security Method: Password Security
You will then be presented with "Password Security - Settings" dialog. In the Permissions area, select the "Restrict editing..." check box and in the Changes Allowed dropdown select either "None" or "Inserting, deleting, and rotating pages". Both of these options restrict form filling, but will allow your navigation buttons to work. You will also have to enter a password, save the file, and perhaps close and reopen it. Once you do, the purple bar should not get displayed.

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-------------------- PROBLEM SOLVED -------------------------
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-------------------- QUICKEST SOLUTION ------------------------
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