Acrobat vs Reader

Hello,
I have Acrobat Professional and I designed a form for one of my clients
using PRofessional / LifeCycle. I saved the PDF file with no security and
sent it to her so she could start using it (completing the form, saving,
etc.). However, when she opens the PDF in Reader (she doesn't have
Professional) she gets a message telling her she can't save any of her
changes to the form. She can't "Save As" anything else. She can save but
it doesn't save the text she typed into the form.
Can someone tell me if she has the ability to do this in Reader?
Thank you in advance!

Thanks for your comments but I'm a bit confused based on your comment and on <br />Bill@VT's feedback.<br /><br />You say below that a form can be distributed in 8 Prof or Acrobat 9.  I have <br />CS3 Prof but my client (who will be using this form to create gift <br />certificates) has Reader 9.  What I am asking is:  Can she apply security to <br />a saved filled form (using Reader 9) so that the person receiving it cannot <br />edit it?  If so, please tell us how because we can't find the option to do <br />this under the Security menu.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br /><[email protected]> wrote in message <br />news:[email protected]..<br />> Extended Rights for a small distribution of a form (less than 500) can be <br />> done with Acrobat 8 Professional or Acrobat 9 Standard. For over 500 <br />> copies of a form being distributed you will need to use a 3rd party or <br />> contact Adobe for pricing.

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