Document Properties on Form

I've created a form in Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8 and can enter Form Properties from there but I need to be able to add Document Properties to post it on our website for accessibility. If I open it in Adobe Professional 8 where I add the properties to other pdf's, I am unable to edit the Document properties, they're all greyed out. Even the information I added in Form properties in Designer does not appear.
Any suggestions? or am I looking in the wrong place or missing a setting?
Thanks for any help!
Sue

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