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Can't create form new responses file

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2011-03-26 10:11:46
drdocument
Registered: Mar 25 2011
Posts: 13
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Acrobat 9 Pro Help provides as follows:
 
After a user submits a form, open the returned form.
In the Add Completed Form To Responses File dialog box, select one of the following:
Add To An Existing Responses File Compiles the data in the response file that was created when you used the Distribute Form wizard to send out the form. (If necessary, click Browse and locate the response file.)
Create A New Responses File Creates a new response file, using the name and location you specify.
The response file opens after you click OK. Each returned form added to the response file appears as a component file of a PDF Portfolio.
 
Where is the "Add Completed Form to Response File" dialog box?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.2, Macintosh
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2011-03-27 06:18:07
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drdocument
Registered: Mar 25 2011
Posts: 13
Accepted Answer
I figured out what I had failed to do: I had not used "Distribute Form" when the form was first created and distributed, but rather simply enabled user rights in Reader, placed the form on my server and provided a link, then had respondents simply save the form with entries and email completed copy.

I opened the form from the server in Acrobat Pro and used the Distribute Form dialog, opting for receiving the form by email, which created the necessary responses file. Then I simply added forms already received.

Lesson learned.
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