Saving to non-fillable PDF

Instead of saving as a fillable pdf, I want to save my form as a static pdf for printing and/or including in white papers as an example. I'd like it to look the same as when I'm creating it in FormCentral with help text symbols, etc. Is there a way to do this, perhaps through the paid version? I have tried to take screenshots of my FormCentral design, but the resolution just isn't good enough.

We do not support exporting into a flat PDF but you can export to a PDF file without a submit button (see under the File menu). We never show (?) in the PDF. The help text is shown when you hover over the field with the mouse.
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Hi Rahatawa,
How was the form created, if the form was created using LiveCycle Designer: Saving Fillable Form as non-fillable PDF
And if is Acrobat form, you may try suggestion from this link: How to "flatten" a pdf in Adobe Acrobat X Pro, Under print production, under tool in Acrobat--> Flattener preview. Also, ::Form Field Flattening in Acrobat X
Regards,
Ajlan Huda

Receive responses to distributed form as non-fillable PDF.

Hello everyone,
I have recently found the form distribution feature in acrobat 9 to be very useful in obtaining new patient information at the doctor's office where I work. I prepare a template new patient demographic information pdf file, and email the form as I please to obtain patient demographic information. However, I want to streamline the form management process as much as possible. Since the forms I will be distributing include signatures, the last thing I want is for received forms to remain editable when a patient has signed off on inputted information for someone in our staff to unintentionally edit or botch in some way. Is there any way to configure the form I created and will hopefully distribute to be sent back to the distributor (me) as a non-fillable .pdf?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
You can configure the properties of the signature field to lock the document as part of the signing process. Select the Digital Signature Properties dialog and then select the Signed tab.
Select the Mark as read-only radio button and leave the drop-down menu set to All fields.
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I need to convert fillable pdf to a non fillable pdf. how do i do that?

Hi Schulzelaw,
Open the pdf document in Adobe Acrobat. Click on File > Print > Choose Adobe PDF as printer.
The document will get flattened and you get a non fillable pdf
Regards,
Ajlan Huda

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I have created a form from Acrobat Pro 9 and I would like users to be able to fill out the fields, be able to edit, save it and email them back to me. Although, once it is sent, I would like the form to be locked and non-fillable.
Is this possible in Acrobat Pro 9?
Thank you in advance.

Use digital certificate signature to lock the fields.

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Hi,
When you open the form pdf in your galaxy tab, first rename the document by following the steps below:
In documents tab ->Press Manage on top right->Choose the file you want to rename->Click on rename icon, 3rd from top left->Type the new name-> Press Done.
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We just added the ability to distribute your form as a fillable PDF form and have all of the data submitted back to FormsCentral. I wrote up a forum post that explains it in more detail: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/994199
Give it a try and please send us your feedback on it.
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I have created a form in LiveCycle Designer.
The top part of the form needs to be filled in by one office, and then once the fields are filled in they need to be "locked" for editing and sent on to a third party.
The third party needs to have the option of filling out the bottom part of the form without being able to modify the top part.
Is this possible?
I see in other threads that someone created a 'Lock all Fields' button. However, I don't know how to write script that would customize the button to lock only certain fields.
Also, I tested that document; the Lock button does work, but when you save the form and email it, the form fields become unlocked.
Are there any ideas on how to make this button work so that once the fields are locked, they stay locked?

Here are some postes that can help you....
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2134982#2134982
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2125137#2125137
the first URL has one samle PDF attached which has "Lock All Fields" button at the bottom. I checked the script and it is prepared to handle each subform individually withe the line of code in 'click' event myScriptObject.LockAllFields(form1); the user is passing entire form in this case but if you pass just the subform name that you wish to lock that will work....incase you need to lock more than one subform you would modify code to following...
myScriptObject.LockAllFields(sub1);
myScriptObject.LockAllFields(sub2);
rest will be automatically taken care....but to open up fields that are locked you need to modify the function LockAllFields() under myScriptObject variable and add new function in the same location gvie it a new name ....like OpenAllFields()....but instead of currentElement.access
="readOnly"; you would use currentElement.access ="open"; which will help unlock the fields in that subform.
then your final script may look like under the "Lock/UnLock Fields" button.
myScriptObject.LockAllFields(sub1);
myScriptObject.LockAllFields(sub2);
myScriptObject.UnLockAllFields(sub3);
myScriptObject.UnLockAllFields(sub4);
Hope that helps.
Good luck,

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Thank you.

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You would have to change the drop down fields to single choice fields (radio buttons) in your form. Its pretty easy to do (just select the field and change to single choice in property panel)
You may also want to make a "duplicate" (copy) of your form so you don't change the original form you distribute electronically.
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Hi Michael:
I'm sorry...I wish I knew what "autorecognized links" were. : ( As I mentioned in my reply to David, I created the hyperlinks in Microsoft Word before I converted the Word document to a pdf.
I have resolved the problem and posted my step-by-step solution a few days ago, but for some reason I don't see it in this forum. It kind of goes like this...to get hyperlinks to work with fillable pdf's:
1. Create Microsoft Word document and save when done.
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3. Open pdf document with Acrobat Pro and selected "Create pdf form."
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5. Close form editing.
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Thanks,
Chris

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Hi Michael,
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You can use Acrobat to create the form. If you want pre-11 Reader users to be able to save and email a filled-in form, then the document needs to be Reader-enabled, which you can do with Acrobat. Reader 11 allows a non-enabled form to be saved, so there's no need to Reader-enable for those users unless you also need digital signatures.

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