Using Professional to create fillable form that a Reader user can save

New to Acrobat Professional. Used to create a performance appraisal with fillable areas and made available on our intranet.  All other employees just have the free Reader.  I assumed that they would be able to complete and save on their personal drive since they may not be able to complete at one sitting. Also, form requires supervisor to complete a section so was hoping that they could send to them to complete.  Is this not possible?

As long as you are at a small company, the Reader Extensions would be acceptable with the license -- particularly if there is no submission involved. Just be aware there are license limitations to this feature and you should check that you are in compliance. It sounds like you are.

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