How to make existing PDF fillable/able to type in

I have a application that is already in PDF format. I need to change it so my clients can type in it and print it off, rather than print it off and fill in the application by hand. I have Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro extended. I have looked on YouTube and everything is not specific to the Adobe product that I have. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks!

As mentioned by Bernd, it is covered in the manual under forms. With Acrobat 9 you need to be aware of some limitations for the use of forms in the license agreement (somewhere are item 15 as I recall). At this point you should create the form in Acrobat itself (there should be a forms menu list). Don't go to LifeCycle Designer at this point for form design or you might be caught in an upgrade issue if you do upgrade your Acrobat (Designer is no longer included as part of Acrobat, but a separate product ($$)).
Feel free to ask further question or post them in the forms sub-forum.

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