Follow the steps below to "flatten" a completed PDF fillable form: Open fillable form. Add appropriate data. Right click on document and select Print. Select the PDF printer. ( ... Select OK. Specify location to save the printed, "flattened" version of the form. Select Save. File the "flattened" form in CM/ECF.
Under the 'Form' tab, you will find the 'Remove Fields' option. Click on it. A pop-up window will appear, showing all the fillable fields present in the document. You can select the fields you want to remove by checking the corresponding checkboxes.
Fillable PDF to Read-Only PDF Save copy of the PDF Open copy of the PDF Save As Optimized PDF Go to Discard Objects Check Flatten Form Fields box Click on Okay to save as a regular uneditable PDF
Under the 'Form' tab, you will find the 'Remove Fields' option. Click on it. A pop-up window will appear, showing all the fillable fields present in the document. You can select the fields you want to remove by checking the corresponding checkboxes.
When you are in the "Prepare Forms" mode, click on the "More" button on the right side. You will find the menu entry "Clear Form" in here. You can also just type "Clear" into the search field on the "Tools" window.
Make sure that the security settings allow form filling. (See File > Properties > Security.) Make sure that the PDF includes interactive, or fillable, form fields. Sometimes form creators forget to convert their PDFs to interactive forms, or they intentionally design a form you can only fill in by hand.
How to Flatten PDF Forms Open fillable form. Add appropriate data. Right click on document and select Print. Select the PDF printer. ( ... Select OK. Specify location to save the printed, "flattened" version of the form. Select Save. File the "flattened" form in CM/ECF.