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Make a PDF form readonly

12 Jan 2026

Have you ever got a PDF form to complete and want to make it readonly?

This is the how you do it

  • open the PDF in Preview
  • fill in it
  • now print the PDF
  • in the bottom left you will see a PDF button
  • click the PDF button to save the form PDF to a standard readonly PDF
  • you now have a PDF that is not a form

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