Protecting a form

Follow these steps to learn how to protect a form:

1. We will continue to use the form we created in the previous section.
2. Make sure the Developer tab is selected.
3. Click on Restrict Editing under the Protect group.
4. Under the 2. Editing restrictions heading, select the checkbox for Allow only this type of editing in the document:.
5. From the drop-down list, choose Filling in forms:

6. Under Step 3, click on Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.
7. A dialog box will present itself, asking you to enter a password (this is optional).
8. Click on OK to complete the protection process.
9. If your form was protected correctly, the user should not be able to edit any part of the form except the fields you inserted.
10. Click on File | Info. The Protect Document icon indicates that this document has protection applied.
11. If you need to make changes to the form, you will need to unprotect the form first. Visit the Stop Protection icon at the bottom of the Restrict Editing pane, then enter the password to unprotect the form and make the form accessible for editing. Do not forget to protect the form again before sharing it with others.