Thank you very, very much! I've never used Formcalc but I'll dive into this and if I have any problems, I'll post again.

Could someone please tell me how to add a simple column of numbers. I need to have a subtotal, add a fee, add tax, and get a Total.I really hope I can do this easily.Thanks for any help.

What was the final code that worked?thanks,

Wow, I didn't think there was a trial version of A9 anywhere! I knew it didn't come with the trial of CS5 and it comes as a separate disc in the CS5 package. I had 2 conflicting statements from Adobe people. One told me what you just said, have to buy a separate version to upgrade, then just yesterd...

Don`t panic. You don`t want 8 you want 9 but you have to call them on the phone to get it because they`re not showing it on the website. It`s stupid. In fact I think adobe has a very cryptic way of marketing on their website. I ordered it on the phone (actually I got CS5). As soon as you have 9 you`...

Cher, I skimmed the article I sent you and it seems that in Acrobat 7 you cannot save the file to enable form-saving. They added that in Acrobat 8. You will have to upgrade, and it sounds like it`s time. Marg

ah....Acrobat 7!! Things were different then. I`m using 8, (CS5 just arrived by courier). The menus are different and V8 was the first one with the menu as I described. Read this, see if it helps: http://acrobatusers.com/articles/2006/09/enabling_reader 

It`s nothing to do with document properties. In acrobat, across the top of the screen don`t you see the Menus....File, Edit, View, Document, Comments, Forms, Tools, Advanced, Window, Help? Choose the Advanced menu, then look in the list and you``ll see it.

Acrobat, Advanced menu, Enable Usage Rights in Adobe Reader, save the file different name, close open file, open new renamed one, fill in and submit using your button. Let me know how you make out.

Are you saying that you still haven`t been able to rights usage enable the file? It`s very simple, in Acrobat, the Advanced menus, rights usage.... You save the file as a different name, then use the new file. Note, you will have to close the open file and open the newly renamed one to see the one t...