Print-only Policy Restrictions with Digital Signature

I'm trying to lock down all form fields on a PDF document and add a digital signature. Is this possible? I don't see a Document Restrictions option in the drop-down menu that enables Print capability ONLY as a Policy setting. There doesn't seem to be a Security setting which enables me to allow Printing that doesn't also enable field and/or comment editing as well. Is there a way to edit the Registry or some other workaround that facilitates this kind of signing and policy restrictions?
Thanks for your help!
System:
1. Acrobat v.7.1 Professional
2. Windows XP
3. Word document converted to PDF
4. Interactive Form Fields
5. Digital Signature Field

I think I may have discovered a work-around for this problem. If you Secure (lock) all the interactive fields BEFORE adding your Signature field and signing the document, the changes won't take affect until you save and/or close the document. You can therefore add a signature field (or make any other changes you wish), and subsequently sign the document as long as you haven't saved it. Once you click Sign and Save on the signature pop-up window, the security changes as well as the digital signature will all take affect simultaneously.
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