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How to make forms editable & able to be saved by viewers?

1jeanx
Registered: Jul 6 2009
Posts: 14

I create flyers, etc. for 300+ sales people, save them as pdfs, and then open Forms and create editable fields for them to add their own contact info. Problem is, once they type in their info, they can't save and email out the flyer....they can only print it. Is there ANYWAY for them to save the edited pdf? Any other solutions?

tehashi
Registered: Jun 30 2009
Posts: 20
Only way i know how to allow what you want is enabling 'Usage Rights' on the main form.
To do that you need a copy of Acrobat Pro and it is under the Advanced menu if you do have a copy, just choose 'Enable Usage Rights' if you have earlier version of acrobat or 'Extend Features in Acrobat Reader' in Acrobat 9.
1jeanx
Registered: Jul 6 2009
Posts: 14
If they DON't have Acrobat Pro (yes, I do), will it still work?
tehashi
Registered: Jun 30 2009
Posts: 20
Yes it will. I am making a form to be used in almost exactly the same manner as you and i have tested it on other computers with only Acrobat Reader and they were savable.
1jeanx
Registered: Jul 6 2009
Posts: 14
Thanks! OK, I'm viewing the dropdown menu under "Advanced" and it doesn't give me the option of "Usage Rights". I see Accessibility, Sign & Certify, Security, Security Settings, Manage trusted identities, Extend features in Adobe Reader, Print production, Redaction, Doc processing, Web capture, PDF optimizer and Preflight....
gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
Have you looked at the FAQ's anchored at the top of this forum?

Have you tried 'Extend features in Adobe Reader'?

You can also look this up in Acrobat's "Full Help" and look at the "What's New" section. Make sure you scroll down to the 'Forms' section.

George Kaiser

tehashi
Registered: Jun 30 2009
Posts: 20
the option to choose would be "Extend Features In Adobe Reader"

Like gkaiseril said, the FAQs and tutorials on this site are very helpful, i'd recommend hitting them up first next time.
1jeanx
Registered: Jul 6 2009
Posts: 14
hmm...got an update that you'd replied, but there was no post.