Saving to fillable pdf

I have created a form in forms central but cannot save to a fillable pdf. when i click on save as pdf form a very quick satus bar pops up and disappears i cannot find where the file is saved

Hi;
Are you using FormsCentral in a web browser or from the Desktop application that is included with Adobe Acrobat Pro XI?
If you are using a web browser please try another browser or refresh the browser page and see what happens. In a web browser you should get a "Download" dialog with a save button that brings up a FIle Save As dialog allowing you to choose the name and location for the PDF...
If you are using the Desktop application with Acrobat, Acrobat creates the PDF so if you have a dialog open in Acrobat that would "block" any new actions so make sure you close any open dialogs in Acrobat and try it again. Acrobat will create a PDF and then prompt you to save the file.
Let me know which you are using and how it goes.
Thanks,
Josh

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