Saving the fillable pdf

Hi this is balaji from solve it corp.I already gone through one post and saw the Lock field and saving it as a new pdfhttps://acrobat.com/app.html#d=*jSHIzy-zFVL-QNo6KCQ1Q.But I am unable to view the scripts.By the way I am using "adobe acrobat pro", there I have only java scripts and Im using the trial version.Can anyone help me to get the scripts for locking the controls and saving the pdf in the "adobe acobat pro".Or is it difficult in using the trial version

Hi,
You can set up the workspace in LC Designer to suit how you will work on your forms.
Here are some pointers (in particular note 5):
The Hierarchy view is fairly important, as you can select objects on the form and perform actions. For example you can wrap selected objects in a subform or click and drag objects.
The Objects Library is obvious.
The page layout, where you will work on positioning objects. You can also view the Master Page, the XML Source (you rarely need to go in there) and the Preview.
You can select objects on the page (or in the Hierarchy) and then complete tasks. For example add script into the object's events.
The Script Editor is very important when you want to start adding interactivity. If the editor is only one line high, then I would drag the bottom edge down, so that you can see a few lines at a time. This is where you will select the event that you want to script against (Show dropdown), set the scripting language and where the script will run (client mainly or server). You add script to an object using the Script Editor.
It is worthwhile setting up other palettes, so that they are close to hand. For example, the Object, Layout, Border and Accessibility palettes and the Font and Paragraph palettes.
Hope that helps,
Niall

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