11.2.1 for Windows

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to lock the PDF document after completing the form fields to ensure that the
document can be viewed consistently on all devices.
After flattening, many items in the document are changed:
• Text Markup, Note comments, and Drawing markup comments: The markups
and Note comment icons change into shape objects. However, the text in
their pop-up notes is lost.
• Typewriter, Callout, Text Box: the boxes or frames change into shape objects,
while the text in the comment changes into text object.
• File attachments: For a file attachment added with the File command under
the Comment tab as a comment, only the icon remains (which also
changes into a shape object), while the file is removed from the document
and can no longer be opened. (Note: The file attachments added with the File
Attachment command in the Edit tab are not changed after flattening.)
• Stamps: The stamps in the stamp palette provided by Foxit change into shape
objects and the dynamic information (if any) embedded in the stamps
changes into text objects. The stamps that are created with images change
into image objects; stamps created with a PDF page change into
text/image/shape objects based on the content on that page.
• Form fields: All form fields can no longer be filled or modified. Only the items
that are visible with Hand command selected remain and change into shape
objects.
• Movies: The movies are no longer available. Only the items that are visible
with Hand command selected remain and change into shape objects.
• Redaction: For the redaction that has been applied, only the black (or other
colors) rectangle that blocks out redacted content remains and changes into
a shape object, while the redacted content (the underlying content) cannot be
seen or searched. For the content that has been marked for redaction (the
redaction has not been applied yet), flattening the file does not remove the
content and the black rectangle changes into a shape object.
To flatten pages, do as the following:
1. Open the PDF document where you want to flatten pages.
2. Choose Organize > Flatten.
3. In the Flatten Pages dialog box, specify the page range (current page, all pages, a
range of pages), and click OK.
Note: The flattening operation cannot be undone. If you want to retain a copy of the
original PDF, make sure that you save the new document using Save As rather than Save.