Lock form but not fillable fields

I'm sure this has been discussed and the answer is somewhere, I just can't find it.
I created a form from a blank page.
When opened in Reader the user is able to move around my text and fields.
How do I lock the form from being altered and still allow people to enter their data?

The problem in WORD was likely you created the form (don't bother with the fields, do that in Acrobat) without the Adobe PDF printer selected in the print menu. WORD reflows text based on the printer attached. Thus you created the form with maybe a laser jet printer attached and then printed to PDF, changing the layout.
When I say AcroForms of forms in Acrobat, I mean using the tools at TOOLS>Advanced editing that provide the form field tools. If you use the forms menu, that typically takes you to Designer to create the form, something that may appear to be transparent. Either is OK, but it is worth being aware of how you created the forms.

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