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How to lock a PDF form after signing it Open a PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro and choose Forms & Signatures > Prepare Form. Double-click the necessary signature field to open its Properties. In Signed, tick the box Mark as read-only. Save changes.

Remove digital signatures from Word or Excel Open the document or worksheet that contains the visible signature you want to remove. Right-click the signature line. Click Remove Signature. Click Yes.

Use PKI or PGP in Conjunction with the Signature Without PKI or PGP, attackers can easily impersonate someone. PGP is based on a simple peer trust model, but most security professionals insist on PKI because it offers stronger authentication.

Provided the document isn't locked, you can then remove your own signature from the PDF by simply right-clicking the signature and choosing the Clear Signature option. This should remove the signature, allowing you to edit or re-sign the PDF.

When you sign a PDF using your digital ID, the PDF becomes read-only for others. If you received a PDF digitally signed by others, you can sign it, but can't edit it. While signing a PDF, if the signer chooses to lock the document after signing, the document becomes read-only for everyone, including the signer.

Open a file in Acrobat and choose ?Tools? > ?Protect.? Select whether you want to restrict editing with a password or encrypt the file with a certificate or password. Set password or security method as desired. Click ?OK? and then click ?Save.?

Change this as you send out a document: On the send page, after you add a document, you will see the buttons Signed PDF copying and Signed PDF Printing at the foot of that document section. When a little tick mark appears, copying and printing are enabled. If they are disabled there will be an 'x' mark.