
HOW TO REDACT A PDF WITHOUT ADOBE PRO PDF
We have more details about flattening form fields in our user guide.įlattening a PDF can not be undone so if you plan on continuing to work with the form fields, make sure to keep the original form and save the flattened form as a new document (using File -> Save As). You can flatten form fields by going to Forms -> Flatten all fields. When flattened, fields will be painted directly in the content of the page to which they belong and will no longer be interactive and editable. Refer to our user guide for more information about options available under the Document Security dialog.įlattening form fields will flatten all fields in the form.

Reopen the document and try to create/edit the form, a message will be displayed indicating that the document’s permissions do not allow you to edit forms. Select OK to confirm and Save the documentĥ. Check “Password to Change Permissions” checkbox and set the permission password.Ĥ. Flutter applications and Unity platform without the dependency of Adobe Acrobat. Un-check “Allow Filling Form Fields & Signing”.Ĥ. NET PDF library to convert PDF files in Windows Forms, WPF, UWP, ASP.

Click Edit button to open the “Change Document Security” dialogģ. Go to File -> Document Properties and select Security tab.Ģ. Method 1: Use Document Security and Set Permissions on the PDF Formġ. Q: Is there a way to make an interactive PDF form non-editable and make sure that fields data on the form can not be changed?Ī: You can make a PDF form non-editable by either using Document Permissions (Method 1 below) or by flattening the form fields (Method 2 below).
