Is it possible to add text to a non-fillable form using Reader DC?

TLDR: Can I add text to a form (e.g., fill it out) using Adobe Reader DC on Windows, or can that only be done with "fillable" forms?  If so, how?
I'm attempting to fill out a fairly lengthy "paper" form.  The form is not a fillable form, it is a government form that is downloadable for printing but for whatever reason the government agency chose not to enable the "fillable" feature. 
On my Mac, I can just use the "text box" tool in the Preview app to add all of the text that I need to complete this form. 
On Adobe Reader DC, which is installed on my Work PC running Windows 8, nothing happens when I click the "fill and sign" button and the features displayed in the online tutorial simply don't show up.  There's no text tool.  I just see the "hand" icon.  When I right-click, I get an option for the Select tool, which enables me to select text, but doesn't allow me to add a text box.  The web tutorial says there should be a menu somewhere with an icon to add a text box, but that icon is just straight up missing. 
I am very confused by this software.  I am not an idiot with computers; but I am a bit old, and I'm more used to keyboards, toolbars, and windows than this "pane" based touch-oriented approach.  The toolbar up top seems to be limited to a "pane selector" between Home, Tools (which just reveals a panel of icons most of which are links to cloud services that I don't want), an then a few file handling icons.  On the right there is a little panel that says "get started" and offers only two clickable functions, "Send & Track" and "Get Others to Sign" neither of which reveals any text tools. 
Now, the answer to my question very well may be "no" which is fine, I'll just keep using my Mac for the task since I know that it works, but I'd really like to be able to leave my personal computer and get everything done within Windows.  Surely this isn't one of those things that can only be done on a Mac or with expensive third-party software on a PC.  But the web seems to insist that this is a thing that should be both possible and simple.  Is it?

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