Click for digital signature without Save PDF?

Previous versions of interactive/fillable PDFs didn't require the document to be saved once the user clicked to digitally sign. We've rendered some new PDFs with Acrobat X Pro that have a digital signature and it is requiring the user to save the file. This poses a challenge because some of these PDFs may be used on a tablet or iPad by a sales representative that is trying to collect a signature but needs to continue filling out the form beyond what the purchaser of services/products is agreeing to above that signature. There will also be other signature areas throughout the document. We are looking to simply add the signature stamp and continue to add fillable content and additional signature stamps throughout the document until it is complete to be saved.
Is there a way around this or is it a new security issue with Acrobat X causing this? Previously we were designing with Live Cycle Designer and had Acrobat 9 installed. One last thing, the sales guys will have Reader and not Pro installed on those tablet devices. Any thoughts or direction that could be provided is greatly appreciated.

I recommend that you use stamps, not signature fields. They are not the same thing.
You can add as many stamps to a document as you wish, without having to save along the way, but signatures are meant to be applied at the end, after the form is completed.
You can even design your own stamps and make them dynamic, meaning they add things like the user name and current date, etc.
Have a look at: http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/department53.cfm

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