Editing PDF Forms using C#

I'm completly new to PDF form creation.
I have loads of PDF forms which I need to edit and fill using C#.
My app is a desktop application. But I have not been able to find any resource which shows the steps of do'in this using Acrobat SDK and API,
Can anyone direct me to some links which actually show how to get started with such C# developments.
Thanks & regards,
Rohan

If it is truely a fillable form, then when you move the cursor over a field it will change to an I-bar. Then just select the field and enter. If it is only the picture of a form, then you need to either use the form tools to create the fields or just simply use the typewriter tool to fill in the information.
You basically have provided no information about the file really being a form or what, so that is my feedback to you.

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