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2010-03-05 11:26:27
mywalton
Registered: Mar 5 2010
Posts: 6

I have searched the forums and don't seem to have come across an answer.

I have a pdf form that was created in LiveCycle. The form has been filled out. When I go to print it, it does not print the fields that have been filled out and prints a blank form (with the strange exception of one field that does print and is the only one that has content larger than the viewing area).

When I choose to print "Document and Markups" it prints a blank form.

When I choose to print "Form Fields Only" it DOES print the filled out fields.

How can I get it to print the entire form + filled out fields???

thanks for any suggestions.
I am reading it with Adobe Acrobat 8

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
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2010-03-05 11:33:36
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oksana77
Registered: Apr 24 2009
Posts: 89
May it be that the binding of your fields is not set to "Normal"?
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2010-03-05 11:35:59
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mywalton
Registered: Mar 5 2010
Posts: 6
Can you explain what "binding of your fields" means and how to set it to normal?
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2010-03-05 11:54:04
#3
oksana77
Registered: Apr 24 2009
Posts: 89
By selecting the object tab, binding in lifecycle
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2010-03-05 11:56:55
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mywalton
Registered: Mar 5 2010
Posts: 6
I just opened the form in LiveCycle and the fields and the default binding is all set to "normal"
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2010-12-30 07:27:25
#5
earthday47
Registered: Dec 30 2010
Posts: 1
For anyone coming to this thread from Google, I found a solution from the bottom of this thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/392710?tstart=0

I had to change the "Font Size" for the fields. Even though the font size was already "12", changing it to something else and then back to 12 fixed it.
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2011-07-16 19:48:21
#6
drpaul
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 1
I created a text form field that requires a large amount of text input. It scrolls on entry and shows up when viewing it. But when it is printed it only prints the amount that is shows up in the text box. How can I have it output the entire entry?

Paul Katz

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2011-07-17 07:31:47
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
Your issue is caused by a well known problem caused by the use of MacIntosh's "Preview" application, no other product is known to cause this issue. You can use Script to Fix Mac OSX Preview.app Form Fill and Save by Joel Geraci. It will add a menu option, but you can also have it create a tool bar button.

George Kaiser

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2011-07-17 10:40:09
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droege
Registered: Jul 17 2011
Posts: 6
I have created an interactive PDF on Acrobat 9 Pro on Windows where it works fine - but it won't save, print or send on Mac Adove Reader 9 - what to do? (my sincere apologies if this is a real old question - I could not get help anywhere here ...)
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2011-07-17 11:49:34
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
Only Adobe Acrobat, not Adobe Reader or MacIntosh Preview, can can save a PDF form. For Adobe Reader or MacIntosh Preview to save and return a form by email, the form needs to have special 'Extended Reader Rights' applied to the form.

See the FAQs for more information.

George Kaiser

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2011-07-17 11:58:39
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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1875
gkaiseril wrote:
Only Adobe Acrobat, not Adobe Reader or MacIntosh Preview, can can save a PDF form. For Adobe Reader or MacIntosh Preview to save and return a form by email, the form needs to have special 'Extended Reader Rights' applied to the form.
Preview will happily save a PDF form, whether it has been Reader-enabled or not. But it will also corrupt it in a number of ways in the process. Non-Adobe viewers are free to do whatever they want, regardless of usage rights.

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2011-07-17 15:19:30
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droege
Registered: Jul 17 2011
Posts: 6
thank you for the warning on preview - was about to advise users on that ...

thanks so much on 'special use rights' - this would be in setting up the original form? where ... do i find the instructions .. scanned for them
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2011-07-17 15:28:50
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droege
Registered: Jul 17 2011
Posts: 6
ah – worked it out!

extedned reader rights ...

thanks so much
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2011-10-18 10:44:29
#13
DanielT
Registered: Oct 18 2011
Posts: 1
I HAVE THE PROPER SOLUTION!

I was having a problem with a PDF form that was filled with information, but not printing that information. I found another PDF form that did print information that was inside the form fields and compared the two forms in Acrobat 9 to find the solution. My goal was to make my PDF form savable AND printable. After opening your PDF form in Acrobat follow the steps below.

1. Click on Forms > Add or Edit Fields *
2. Click on Edit > Select All.
3. Right click on one of the form fields and click on Properties
4. Click on the General tab (default tab)
5. Under Common Properties, change the Form Field drop down to Visible
6. Click Close
7. Click on Close Form Editing
8. Save

* Note - You may be prompted to "Save as Copy" due to Extended Features, such as making your form savable via Abobe Reader. If so, go ahead and "Save as Copy," close the PDF, and start this process over using the copy. After you are done with the process above, then enable your Extended Features and Save.

More on making your form savable via Adobe Reader:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/3D/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7e0d.w.php
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