Changing properties of duplicate form fields.

If I am duplicating a text box field on several pages of a form, how can I set the properties of the duplicated fields (ie. pages 2 & 3) to be read only, displaying only what I have typed into the original? I don't want users to have to tab through these fields again. I have noticed that if I change the duplicates to read only then the original is also changed. Perhaps there is an alternate way of doing what I have described? (Acrobat 8 Pro).

Yes, you have to name the fields on the other pages to a different name and add a custom calculation script renamed field to set the field value to the field on the first page.

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