Thank you for your reply. I think you may be correct about ActiveX. I tried the other suggestions about opening Reader first, then LiveCycle, but to no avail.I'll just have to publish the form from time to time to see how it looks.Dale

I have Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.0. I also have Adobe Reader 9.0 installed.Dale

Niall,Thank you for your response. I tried opening Reader first, and also checked Preferences. The Preview PDF is still grayed out. The only way I can see what the form is going to look like is if I publish it. Not a terrible problem, but obviously a hassle.Dale Reynolds

I am using Designer for the first time, and I wanted to preview the PDF after I had added a few fields to a new form.  But when I go to turn on the View > Preview PDF tab the selection is grayed out.  I can publish the PDF and tehn look at it, but that's a pain.  I have Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.0, and I ...