Limitations on saving filled-in forms locallyĪcrobat Standard and Acrobat Pro, each allow Adobe Reader 8 or later users to fill in and save PDF forms locally. If you don’t want recipients to overwrite the blank form template by saving form data, do not extend rights in the copy you send to them. When you create a different PDF form, you must perform this task again to enable Reader users to save their own filled-in copies of that PDF.

These extended privileges are limited to the current PDF.

Choose File > Save As > Reader Extended PDF > Enable Additional Features. If you are editing the form, click Close Form Editing in Forms task pane.ģ. Open a single PDF, or preview a component PDF in a PDF Portfolio.Ģ. See video on How to Fill in and Save Forms for Adobe Reader In Acrobat Pro these rights also include the ability to add comments, use the Typewriter tool, and digitally sign the PDF. However, you can extend rights to users of Reader 8 and later so they can do so. Ordinarily, Reader users can’t save filled-in copies of forms that they complete. There also appears to be some license related restrictions to how many forms can be filled out in this manner, so I'm fearing this entire exercise is a bit of a dead-end.Īnyway, any help/pointers/comments welcomed! Which appears to note a requirement for 'Reader Extensions capability for local saving of PDF forms'. The most relevant help topic/page I've found on adobe's site is this one: Note: I cannot tell the users to 'install Foxit', so it should work using Adobe Reader. Using Foxit Reader, i can successfully save my inputted data for later, but I cannot do this using (the latest) Adobe Reader. Allow the user to save an partially completed form for later completion using the Adobe Reader client.(DONE) Use OO Writer to create and then export a PDF with form fields that a user can fill out (eg, an application form).Note I've tried searching here and on a few search engines but have yet to confirm my issue. Note sure where to post this - but wanted to check to see if I don't need to buy Adobe Acrobat Pro in order to achieve my goals.

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