Completing PDF forms

Is there a way to make a PDF form complete able on line instead of printing it out and typing or handwriting in the information?

Not with Reader no.
What WILL depends specifically on what you want to do. You want them to open it in the browser, fill it out and submit just the information to a server? Do you want them to open a form, fill it out and send you the entire form all filled out...etc?

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