PDF saveable in older versions of reader?

We are wanting to make our scholarship application available online and I know that in the past a fillable form could not be saved with just the reader program. I know the newer version permits that, but I was interested to know which versions of the reader do not offer users the feature of being able to save the fillable pdf for future use.

"Backward compatibility" (with older versions of Reader) and "Extended Features" (the ability to save a filled form and email it) are Save settings in Acrobat (Reader has nothing to do with it). Additionally, Acrobat's EULA specifically places a limit on the number of forms you can legally extract data from (500) if created with Acrobat Pro. If you expect more than the limit to be returned, you'll need to look into an Enterprise plan with LiveCycle for form creation or your organization may violate the EULA for Acrobat.

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You should be able to set the backward compatibility in the Adobe PDF printer. There is a setting for the version there.

I have been able to open pdfs created in older versions of adobe, but not the newest version. Is anyone having issues opening PDFs sent via email created in version 9?

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Hey ferdinanda26896064,
You can download the older version of reader from: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Install for all versions
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When uninstalling an older version of reader, I get an error message about transform paths

I tried to uninstall version 8.1.2, and I get an error message to verify that the specified transform paths are valid. Some body please help. I could use the 90mb of space it's taking up.
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Claudia, thanks for the link. It removed the old version in about 30 seconds Microsoft Fixit looks like a great repair tool. Thanx for the hook-up. Redbaron8.
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If you feel you need erasing 90 MB. I would suggest getting some additional storage medium (external HD, ...). In any case, you may want to try the following: Run this fix from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall Uninstall Reader using Add/Remove Programs
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Older version of Reader

I need to have 11.0.2 in order to read a file from Grants.gov. I have 11.0.3 and cannot find the older version on your web site to download. Please help. I must submit the grant very soon.
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You may have Acrobat set as the default app for handling PDFs, and that's the cause.
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Hi,
I have created a basic Acrobat Javascript for my PDFs which reside at the document level.
What i want to know is, how backwards compatible is Acrobat Javascript? Will it work in older versions of Adobe Reader?
I have not managed to find much on this so any info would be appreciated. I just need to make sure the script runs to all my users regardless of what version of reader they are using.
Is this possible?
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In addition to George's statement, you might also check the JavaScript version a specific Acrobat version supports; there have been a few useful changes in Core JavaScript 1.7 and 1.8 (in the Array object), which may prevent your script running properly in Acrobat 7 (and older).
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In practice, Acrobat is also wildly technically unsuitable too, so
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Adobe sell the PDF Library for server use, or there are third party
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I did not read your original post carefully. As far as saving a form that is readable in AA5, AA5 should be able to read an AA9 form as long as you did not use any of the new fancy things in it. In the meantime, simply save the form using either Reduce File Size or PDF Optimize with the compatibility set to AA5 or AR5. That process will strip any special issues from the PDF I think. At least that is my assumption. I create PDFs that are AA5 compatible all the time by simply having the properties of the Adobe PDF printer set to AR5 compatibility. As far as the form feature, that is really just a matter of being sure you use features that are AA5 compatible as I have suggested and saving, possibly using one of the two options I have mentioned. In most cases, AR5 will be able to read it even if you do not save in that process, but do not get fancy in the structure.

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