Opening a document in editable format

Hello,
Does anyone know of a way to set the default for Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0 to open documents in edit able format? I am trying to simplify the process of opening and completing forms as easy as possible.
Thanks,
John

The form needs to have form fields added (like the IRS forms). This can be done in Acrobat with the tools>advanced editing, select the form field of interest. You can also create forms in Designer (no longer being able to edit the PDF in Acrobat) using the FORMS button under the button just to the right of tools (sorry, this machine only had AA5 and the menus are different). I would use the Acrobat forms myself, but there are many that use Designer, particularly since Adobe has placed a FORMS button under the menu I could not remember. Thus folks think that is the only way to create forms.
When the form is saved in Acrobat (if you have AA8 and want backward compatibility, use Reduce File Size or PDF Optimizer to save the file with backward compatibility). When the form is opened, you should simply have to locate the cursor over a form field and fill it in. If there are standard entries, you could also use list fields or just pre-fill a field. Bill

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