Word to PDF when city clerks publish intake forms citizens should not edit in Word

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DOCX invites macro malware—PDF flattening keeps field labels intact for kiosk printing.

Municipal clerks draft bilingual intake forms in Word because translators need track changes. Once published to the website, however, DOCX invites macro malware and accidental edits from residents who double-click attachments. Exporting to PDF preserves typography while signaling read-only intent for lobby kiosks.

Municipal Word form exported to citizen PDF
Test fillable behavior if you still need limited fields—otherwise flatten completely.

508 compliance

Run accessibility checks in Word before PDF export so screen reader order survives flattening.

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Use Word to PDF before uploading to the .gov CMS.

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