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2007-07-27 11:07:17
Phillip
Registered: Jul 27 2007
Posts: 2

Hello there,
I have created a document in Microssoft Word, saved it in PDF and then added some text fields and checkmark boxes in Acrobat Professional.
I would like to allow the users of this document to save the data they have entered. The form users will all probably have Acrobat 7.0.
I know that you can export text field data in in Acrobat (but right now its not allowing anything).
Also, There is no "enable user rights" under advanced settings.
Is this feature only available in Acrobat Pro 8?
Any suggestions?
 
Thank you
 
All the best!

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 7.0.2, Macintosh
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2007-07-27 15:42:11
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Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi Phillip,

The Enable Rights feature for saving a filled in PDF form is only available in Acrobat 8 Pro. Once it is enabled by the author (with 8 Pro) it can be filled and saved by end users who have the free Adobe Reader 7 or above.

If all the end users have Acrobat 7 (not the free Adobe Reader), then there is no need to Rights Enable the form for them to save the filled in form. They can just fill it out and save it. If they want to keep a copy of the unfilled form, they can choose Save-As and rename the filled in PDF.

Hope that helps,

Dimitri
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