Can you create a fillable form that can be saved by the client?

[Former Community Member]

I created a very lengthy business planing guide in this program and sent it out for testing - only to find out that if the user only has basic adobe (not any pro programs) they can't save the document - they have to complete it and print it or else loose all their work. Is there a setting somewhere that I missed that will allow the document to be saved? Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[paulk07]

You must apply the Reader extension to make the form "saveable."

[Former Community Member]

Great! Where do I find that?

[paulk07]

If you are not using ACrobat you will need to use Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions Server (LRES). LRES is a server product costing much more than Acrobat and is used for, among other things, enabling PDFs for Reader users to save form data.

[George_Johnson]

If using Acrobat, it depends on which version you're using:

Acrobat 9: Advanced > Extend Features in Adobe Reader

Acrobat 10: File > Save As > Reader Extended PDF > Enable Additional Features