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What is required to enable a standard user to add a file to a form?

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I have a form that I am trying to enable standard users that only have Adobe Acrobat Reader to Add a file to a form.  751315_pastedImage_0.pngI have gone into Adobe and I thought I have enabled the appropriate permissions for users to do this function.  What exactly do I need to do the get this function to work?  Is there a program that I am missing?

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Hi,

I found this diagram on a website somewhere. It shows you what can and can't be done, depending on user and creator versions. I have had this so long that I have no idea where it originated, so apologies to the person I borrowed it from!.

This was for ES2 - you basically have to have the Reader Extensions software for everything in Option 4 (including letting the user attach files). This is a server side application, which doesn't come as standard with ES2. It had to be purchased separately and was quite expensive.

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For ES4, there are details about the Reader Extensions on this page:

Modules | Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 4

No idea of the cost of this one though.

Good Luck

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You need Acrobat Pro to enable the form.  This is how I enable my documents designed in LiveCycle

  1. Open PDF in Acrobat Pro
  2. Select File > Save As Other > Reader Extend PDF > Enable More Tools
  3. Save PDF to another location different from original.  You cannot edit in LiveCycle unless you remove reader rights.

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