Preview signature annotation: Without the owner password, you do not have permission to create or modify annotations in the document
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I need to download a banking form and email it back.
After opening the PDF in macOS Preview, I attempt to sign it via
> Without the owner password, you do not have permission to create or modify annotations in the document.
>
> Enter the password to unlock annotation of the document.
How can I sign this PDF document?
Adding an annotation seems like it should be controlled by the client, not the document itself. Can I force Preview to add an annotation?
Can I somehow create an unlocked read/write copy of the document without this signature protection?
Tools > Annotate > Signature
This gives the error:

Asked by pkamb
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May 16, 2022, 05:19 AM
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