Is possible to save a form using Acrobat Reader? How to?

[inriquito]

Hi all,

I designed a static pdf form using Livecycle. I want to send it to the form recipients, and I need they return me the pdf form filled. I can do this without problems on Adobe Acrobat Pro, but my mates that are using Adobe Reader can't save the filled form. Adobe Reader offers them to save a blank copy of the form or print it filled. But this isn't what I need. I need to have x copies of the form (of the pdf file) filled by my x recipients. Is there any option in Livecycle to allow saving the filled form on Acrobat Reader?

Thanks in advance,

Enrique Llorens

P.D. Apologies for my awful english...

[Niall_O_Donovan · Accepted solution]

Hi Enrique,

In order for users with Reader to be able to save your form, it has to be 'Reader Enabled' before you send it out.

You have three choices:

• Reader enable the form with LC Reader Extensions ES2, which is a server based component of the enterprise suite. This is intended for processing large volumes of forms/data and is an additional cost per form.
• Reader enable the form using Acrobat Standard v9 (or Acrobat Pro v7 to v8). This has license restrictions to less than 500 users per form.
• Instead of users with Reader sending the form back as a PDF. You could set up a 'Submit as XML' button. This does not require the users with Reader to Save the form.

I have a summary of features (functions that are available/restricted) depending on whether the form is enabled and how it was enabled on our blog: http://assurehsc.ie/blog/index.php/2010/05/using-livecycle-forms-in-acrobat-and-reader/

When you open the sample at the end of the post, if you hover over the question marks, you will see screenshots of the enabling process.

Hope that helps,

Niall

[inriquito]

Thanks a lot, Niall. It worked perfectly.

Enrique