Do typable forms created in Pro, work in Reader?

If I add typable areas in a PDF on a form using Professional, can people using Acrobat Reader still enter information into those fields?

One more good thing to know is that there are limits as to how the enabled PDF's are used. There's a limit of 500 times you can collect data from a form. If this isn't a heavy use form, you'll probably be fine. If it's a form that will be used in a corporate environment, you'll want to study up and understand the User License Agreement before proceeding.
Good luck.

Similar Messages

  • Form created in Pro. Unable to save in reader

    Hello,
    i've created a form in acrobat pro 9 (trial), and in 8 (no trail) which clients have to fill in and send back (pref. by e-maill).
    Now i know this is possible with a button. But then the data is send back in xml format and the person who should import it doens't know how to do that.
    So: what i want is this. Clients will fill in the form (in reader), they can save the filled in form and send the complete pdf back by e-mail.
    Is this possible in reader? (no it isnt....), is there an extra option i need to use? Tell me: how can i arrange this...
    Thanks in advance!
    gr.
    E. Brinkman
    The Netherlands.
    http://www.brinkman-media.nl

    You need to enable the feature for people with Reader to save the form.
    You'll find the option under the "Advanced" menu in Acrobat Pro.

  • Forms Created in Pro 10 cannot be signed in Reader 11

    Hello,
    I have created forms using Adobe Pro 10 with signature fields.  Users who recently were upgraded to Reader 11 can no longer sign the form.  They can enter data into text fields - but when reviewing the form properties it disallows digital signatures.  If I open the form back up in Pro 10 edit mode - i see that all properties are enabled - to include signatures.  I cannot figure out how to modify the forms to allow Reader 11 access to sign.

    In order for Reader to apply a digital signature, the document has to be Reader-enabled, either with Acrobat Pro (File > Save As > Reader Extended PDF > Enable Additional Tools) or LiveCycle Reader Extensions.

  • Does saving a filled -PDF form using Ctrl+P work in Reader?

    I am using Acrobat Pro XI version on my PC. I have created a form and saved it using Enable Reader Extensions. I have e-mailed it to a friend who uses Acrobat Reader on PC. She is able to fill the form but unable to save it. She tried saving it using Ctrl+P. Using this method,  the changes to the document were saved on her PC. But when she sent back the document, I am unable to see the changes. Can you please help me ASAP.  Why isn't save using Ctrl+P working??

    The reason the version number is important is because prior to version XI a special right has to be applied to the file in Acrobat for it to be savable in Reader.
    If you want the file to be compatible with the most versions then you should apply this right, via File - Save As Other - Reader-Extended PDF - Enable More Tools.

  • Acrobat Form Submit button not working with Reader

    I created a form using Acrobat Pro 9 with a submit button function. When I email the form to users they are only allowed to submit the form if they have Acrobat Standard or Pro. For users that have Acrobat Reader they are able to open complete the fields and print the document but are unable to use the submit function. They receive the following message "This operation is not permitted". 
    I need all Adobe users including Reader to be able to submit this form. How do I fix this?
    Help is greatly appreciated!!

    You need to Reader-enable the form in Acrobat by selecting: Advanced > Extend Features in Adobe Reader
    This is because the form needs to be saved before it is attached to an email, and Reader normally cannot save a modified form. Reader 11 is able to save a modified form, however.

  • Upgraded to pro X and having issues with form created in pro 9

    I created a form in LiveCyle using Pro 9, the form was created for an employer who had to buy Pro X so I was upgraded to Pro X.  Here are the issues I am having, This form was the first time I have ever created a form and I have never used Java Script so there is no scripting involved. 
    1) With Pro 9, if I opend the form with adobe instead of LiveCycle I could delete pages.  Now with Pro X I can not however I can delete pages in PDF's that I did not use LiveCycle on.  How do I enable exert, delete, insert, etc....
    2) I was told that with Pro X it was possible to set the form so that when it's emailed back to the employer after being filled out, it could be secure.  I have not been able to figure out how to set that up.  The employer needs to receive the completed PDF as a PDF with the information that was input secure (socials, etc... ).  If I set up an email button the employer receives a list for information and that does not work for them. 
    3) The employer would like to have a few fields that they input in the form then secure them or make them read only so the employee can not modify.  I know how to do it design mode but it prevents them from being able to input the information they want (employee number for example).
    Java Script is totally foreign to me as I am not an IT person I am a novice computer user that is self taught.  If I am going to have to learn this, can anyone suggest a website or book for beginners?
    Thank you for any help you can provide....
    Heather

    Hi Heather,
    There are a few things going on.
    Firstly, forms that are created in LC Designer are fundementally different to native PDF documents. LC Designer forms are known as XFA Forms and are placed in a PDF wrapper, so that they can be opened in Acrobat/Reader. However a lot of the normally editing options (like deleting pages) that you can perform on a native PDF, you cannot do on an XFA Form.
    You can set up the form to be emailed back and there are a number of options. The example here (http://assure.ly/dYQFb4 and http://assure.ly/hM2A5y) looks at the standard Submot by Email button down to custom buttons, depending on the functionality you need/want.
    One of the things you need to bear in mind is that for users with Reader to be ble to submit the form back as a PDF, it first needs to be Reader Enabled. This is something you can do in Acrobat before you send out the form, but there are license restrictions. See here . http://assure.ly/etkFNU.
    You can set up a solution that locks the fields in the form, prior to submission, but you are getting into scripting. There is an example here: http://assure.ly/yDtfsM.
    When it comes to resources... see my recommendations here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4186925#4186925.
    I hope that helps,
    Niall

  • Can Reader users fill out forms created by Pro users?

    I want to purchase Pro to send forms to customers and have them be able to electronically fill them out and send htem back, but will they have to have Pro in order to do this?

    No, Reader is enough for this purpose, but if they have Reader prior to XI
    then you'll need to apply the Extended Reader Rights to the file first,
    which has some legal conditions (mainly that you're not allowed to receive
    more than 500 submissions of the filled-in file done in Reader).

  • How to save Fillable PDF form created in XI - So Acrobat Reader can fill out and send back

    Hi, Im extremely hopeful someone can help me with this question, Ive had extreme luck with this question site, you have all been amazing.
    I have created a fillable form in Adobe Acrobat XI and I have saved my work and Im ready to send the form to my client.
    I have been told that I need to save my file in a manner that the general public that does not have Acrobat XI, and mainly has acrobat reader, will be able to open, fill my form out, and send back to me completed.
    How do I do this.
    Ive run a couple tests with coworker and its not allowing the saving of the information that she filled out.
    Does anyone know how I need to save and distribute this form so I get it back filled out from my clients? that probably have only reader?
    thanks in advance for your help.
    Amy

    I think I figured this out???? My pdf tester has gone to bed, so hopefully I will know by morning if this is my solution......
    Open the PDF in Acrobat XI (the form you have saved that is ready to be filled out to whoever you distribute the form to).
    Choose Advanced > Enable Usage Rights in Adobe Reader (Acrobat 8/9) (if you have XI do not do this step, but do step 4 for XI)
    or
    File > Save As >Reader Extended PDF > Enable Additional Features (Acrobat X) (Its actually not in save as, but in save as other)
    Save the PDF using a different file name, you will be using this new file to be the file you will distribute.
    When you now open the PDF in Adobe Reader you will be able to fill the form and save the data and then send it back to the author that is requesting the form to be filled out.

  • Is it possible to automatically open a form in Adobe Pro v. Reader?

    Hi,
    I, also, am wondering if there is a way to avoid having to close all of my open pdfs every time I want to open Adobe Pro? 
    Thanks,
    Joan

    This issue has been resolved since upgrading from Adobe Pro 8 to Adobe Acrobat X Pro (v 10.1.6)

  • Reader Extending Designer Form in Acrobat Pro 8

    Dear All,
    Last year I managed to put together an organisational survey where users fill in a form created in Designer 7.0 and then hit a submit button which spits all entered data out to an MS Database. It worked great.
    I reader extended this survey to work on adobe reader 7.0 as that was what was installed on most of the client machines at the time.
    Now I am revising the survey for 2008 but running into a problem which has just about got the better of me.
    No matter what I do, running the reader extended form in adobe reader ver x.x does not submit the entered data to the database. Yet if I run it in Acrobat Pro or the preview tab through Designer, it works fine.
    For simplicity, I have created a test form.
    It only has a text field which is linked to a field within an MS database. The MS database only has 1 field.
    The form then has a submit button which contains the following java code for the click event.
    xfa.sourceSet.test.update();
    xfa.sourceSet.test.close();
    app.alert("Worked!!!!");
    Another button (which is set to invisible) contains the following java code
    xfa.sourceSet.test.open();
    xfa.sourceSet.test.addNew();
    which is triggered on the initialize event.
    All works fine until I have to open the form in Acrobat Pro 8 to reader extend it. The saved reader extended version when opened in any reader version, does nothing when clicking the submit button. Yet I know it has been successfully reader extended because when opening in reader 7.0 it says you can save data entered in this form.
    I have tried with Designer 7.0 but same thing.
    When I open the form I created in early 2007 in Reader 7.0 and it works I sit mystified and say "How?"
    The issue is definetly with the reader extending.
    Any guidance will be greatly appreciated as I have exhausted all avenues I can think of.
    Thanking You in advance.
    Daniel

    Acrobat 8 Professional includes LiveCycle Designer 8, so if the form was created with LiveCycle Designer 8 or older, the yes should have the option to edit the form. Acrobat 8 Professional under the menu option 'Forms' will have an option to open the form in LiveCycle Designer. If the form was created with a newer version, there could be some issues with newer features not available in version 8.

  • Mac User Cannot Use Form Created in Windows Acrobat 9.0 Pro

    I have created a form and emailed it to a Mac user.  He does not know what version of Acrobat he has or even if he is using a full version of Acrobat or Acrobat Reader (I tried to walk him through to check his version, but he could not find it).
    He is using a laptop that is about 5 years old.
    Anyway....I created this form in Acrobat 9.0 Pro.  It works great for me...when I type in the fields, the text falls perfectly on the lines; the autocalculate works perfectly, and the RESET button works perfectly.  When he opens the file, the text shows all below the lines, the autocalculate does not work at all, and neither does the RESET button.  He sent it to another person, and they too could not use the form.
    I have enabled the PDF so it can be filled out by Reader users and it is not in PDF/A mode, but it still is not working for him.  I went to the library where they have a Mac and I was able to open it through Acrobat Reader 9 and again, I was able to fill the form out and it worked perfectly for me.
    Would anyone be available (with a Mac) through email so I could send you the file to see if any Acrobat pros might be able to tell me what is wrong with it?  I am absolutely frustrated to the points of tears over this.  If you do not want to place your email here, I will give you mine so you can email me first ([email protected]); just let me know here that you are emailing me so I know to check email rather than check here.
    Thank you!
    Laura

    He's probably not using either Acrobat or Reader. The Mac comes with a built-in PDF viewer named Preview and it has limited support for PDF forms. It even corrupts them when it saves. It should definitely be avoided. Fortunately Reader is freely available, you just have to get him to install it.

  • Can't use the "send by e-mail" button on forms created in Acrobat Pro 9 with Firefox

    I created a form in Acrobat Pro 9.5.2 with a "send by e-mail" button as usual (not using LiveCycle Designer). Since a few months, users cannot send forms using that button USING FIREFOX works fine in Explorer. I've been creating and using those forms since 2 years whitout any problems but now this is A BIG PROBLEM for our office as all our reservation forms uses this technology.
    Steps to reproduce bug:
    1. create a form using Acrobat Pro. add an action button " send a form". send the Entire PDF form not just FDF. go in advance tool to give all rights to end-users (in French it's "étendre les fonctions d'adobe reader" I think it’s enable the usage rights for Reader ion English.)
    2.publishing the form on my website (or send by e-mail to someone who use reader)
    3. filling the form
    Results:
    when the user fill the form he can't send it by e-mail using the button. Nothing happens when hitting that button. It is not possible to save the document as well. Nothing can be done, not even printing or saving it. I've tried almost all browsers I know and nothing works.
    Expected results:
    the form should be send by e-mail (as an attachment in general) like before. please help me! this is really important, our office have a lot of calls and we are just 2 people here (non-profit organization). should we buy Acrobat Pro X ?
    I can send you the form, my e-mail is rgelinas at canadianclub-montreal dot ca
    thanks all!

    When your customers opened the PDF form (which was as an email attachment) on iPads, it is highly likely that Apple Mail (not Adobe Reader for iOS) was displaying the preview of the PDF form.   Please note that Apple products on iPad/iPhone (e.g. Apple Mail, iBooks, Safari) do not render field contents or annotations (sticky notes, highlight, underline, strikeout, freehand drawing, etc.) in PDF documents.
    The Mail sections of the following FAQ documents describe how to open PDF attachments in Adobe Reader for iOS.
    For iPad, see How to get PDF documents into Adobe Reader for iOS (iPad on iOS 7 version)
    For iPhone, see How to open PDF documents in Adobe Reader for iOS (iPhone on iOS 7 version)
    Please let us know if you have additional questions.

  • Data does not show for forms created in 6.0 Pro, in 8.0 Pro and 10.0 Pro

    Greetings...
    Our company have several forms created using Acrobat 6.0 Pro.  We upgraded to 10.0 Pro, and noticed that the forms do open, with NO data (that was entered using 6.0 Pro).  We downgraded to 8.0 Pro, with the same result.  These fillable forms show up in 8.0 and 10.0 as blank forms (as though there was no data entered in the fillable fields!).  If you encountered this, and found a work-around, please post...   Thanks.

    We used Acrobat 6.0 Prof, to fill in the forms (fillable fields). We received the forms from Los Angeles County.  

  • Fill in form created in Adobe 8 (Mac) and then trying to send out from PC with adobe 9 pro

    I created a form using adobe acrobrat 8 pro on a mac (everything works and we have used in the past).  I need to send it out from a PC which has adobe acrobat pro 9.  I can open the form, view it and use the distribute feature (via email option).  Then I send it out and when we test the completed form coming back to the email on the PC (using a submit button option), it opens the PDF file, you can view the filled in data on the PDF however the dialog box that normally opens asking if you want to download or import the data does not appear, not even the form tracker dialog box appears - nothing happens.  You can't seem to do anything with the data from the form.  You can only view it. We need to be able to collect it in one file, and then export to a CSV.
    Is there some compability issue between forms created between two platforms, and two different versions?
    Am I missing a step on a PC.  I am not very familiar with a PC's and it doesn't seem to be as drag and drop oriented as a mac.
    Do  I need to rebuild the form on the PC using adobe acrobat pro 9?

    Please post this in the Acrobat support area, you'll get a better answer!

  • Cannot create a Response File in Reader X from form created in Acrobat Pro 9

    I created a form in Adobe Acrobat Pro 9. I distributed the form using option "Manually collect responses in my email inbox" and "Save a local copy and manually send it later". When I send that form and get a response, I open it in Adobe Reader X but I do not get the pop-up option to save to a Response File. I do get that option to save to the response file if I open the file with Adobe Reader 9. Has anyone else seen this problem and is there a solution?

    I figured a way around this in case anyone has the same problem in the future. I just opened Acrobat Pro X, clicked combine files into PDF, selected the file I wanted, saved the "binder" as PDF then saved another version as Reader Extended PDF. I think this helped because it essentially creaded a whole new PDF with the old PDF in it and getting rid of whater hashes or document properties in the last one that wouldn't allow it to work in Reader. Opens perfectly on other computers.

Maybe you are looking for