Need help creating a fillable PDF form from a Word Doc coverted to PDF

Hello, I recently switched from the downloaded program to the monthly "subscription type" of adobe "cloud". Previously, I was able to select in "Tools" the option to insert blue text boxes in my PDF where customers could fill in info and return to me. Now, I can no longer find this option on the Adobe Reader XI. Am I missing something?

You're using Reader instead of Acrobat... Only Acrobat can edit PDF files.

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