Operation Manual

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Forms
Last updated 4/7/2015
7 Name the field and designate who is to fill it in or sign it. To set its properties, such as the border color, fill, font, and
typeface size, double-click the field.
8 To preview your changes, click Preview in the upper-right corner. Click Edit to in the upper-right corner to switch
back to the edit mode.
9 Save the form.
To distribute the form and collect responses, see Distribute eSign forms.
Enable Reader users to save form data
Ordinarily, users of Reader X and earlier can’t save filled-in copies of forms that they complete. However, you can
extend the rights of a PDF to allow these users to save form data. If you have Acrobat Pro DC, you can include
additional capabilities for Reader users, such as adding text to non-interactive forms.
Note: Unlike earlier versions of Reader, Reader XI and Acrobat Reader DC include both the Add Text tool and the ability
to save form data. Acrobat DC users can type in non-fillable forms, add comments, and digitally sign PDFs without
extending special rights.
1 Open a single PDF, or preview a component PDF in a PDF Portfolio.
2 If you are editing the form, click the cross icon next to the Preview button in the upper-right corner.
3 Choose File > Save As Other > Reader Extended PDF, and choose one of the following options:
Enable Commenting & Measuring (Acrobat Pro DC) Allows users to add comments or access the Object Data,
Measuring, and Geospatial tools.
Enable More Tools (includes form fill-in & save) Lets users save data they’ve entered in interactive or fillable forms.
For troubleshooting tips on Reader-enabling forms, see this Techical Note .
Limitations on saving filled-in forms locally
Both Acrobat Standard DC and Acrobat Pro DC allow Adobe Reader 8 or later users to fill in and save PDF forms
locally. The use of the Reader Extensions capability for local saving of PDF forms (called extended documents) is
limited in two ways:
Number of deployed extended documents An Acrobat Standard DC or Acrobat Pro DC customer can send an
extended document to an unlimited number of recipients for them to fill in. For example, an Acrobat customer can post
an empty form template on a web page that allows users to fill in and save PDF forms locally. An unlimited number of
people can access the template. However, the Acrobat customer can collect only 500 responses from the filled-in form.
This limitation includes both hardcopy (paper form submission) and electronic representations of the filled-in form.
Number of recipients of the extended document An Acrobat Standard DC or Acrobat Pro DC customer can send an
extended document to no more than 500 unique recipients. For example, an Acrobat customer belongs to an