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.

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 yesterday another person told me the exact opposite, swearing that I would get a free upgrade to 10 if I bought the suite (but I don't believe it). I had them note that in my file. I'm on the educational pla...

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`ll be able to make your forms savable. Acrobat X (10) is coming in a couple of weeks. You can buy 9 now and get a free upgrade to 10.

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 that is enabled. I usually rename the file with _enabled on the end of the file name. Helps me know what`s what.