Editing pdfs once forms are submitted

We created a form that users filled in, which included images and text. This 8 page document describes an architectural project, so the architects have inserted images and text descriptors. Our intention was that there were some pages that wouldn't apply to some of the people filling out the form. For instance, the page where they were to insert the 2nd story floor plan would be ignored by those buildings with only one floor.
So when we get the forms back, we were going to remove those pages before adding the documents to our library of architecture projects.
Unfortunately, upon getting the first 20 or so back, we cannot find a way to have the rights to delete pages that were not used. Is there a way to do this?
We used AA8 life cycle designer to make the forms, then "enabled rights" in AA8 pro. I have tried opening the returned forms in life cycle (and only see the original unfilled out form) and in AA8, where I do not have rights to alter the form, even though I created it.
Help!!!
Thanks

It sounds like what you want to do is PUBLISH your form so that every one with the published link can see the Response Table (without having to sign in).
If you are concerned about privacy then you can just share the form with all your team members as READER. This way they will have to sign-in (they need a FormsCentral account but it can be a free account) to see and download the responses. Readers don't see all the Tab (for example they don't see the Design Tab).
Hope this helps
Gen

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