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.
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.
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.
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.
Select Save . Select the File tab. Select Save As . In the File Name box, enter a name for the file, if you haven't already. In the Save as type list, select PDF (.pdf) . Select Options to set the page to be printed, to choose whether markup should be printed, and to select output options. Select Save .