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February 6, 2006

Save PDF file with all data typed into form by using Adobe Reader! HELP!

  • February 6, 2006
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Hello,



This is my first time here and I have a little problem. I designed the form in the Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0 and saving it as dynamic PDF. All I want is to fill it out, save a copy of that in hard drive and then email it as a attach file. I don't want any XML data file or any thing else, I want real completed document in PDF. That's all!



We can save a copy of completed document in Adobe Acrobat Pro but how we can save it in Adobe Reader?



My form is some thing like this (link below), every time you open it in Adobe Reader, it will tell you that "You cannot save data typed into this form." and let you print it.



Example: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/sf269.pdf



But at this link



http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf



you can cancomplete this form and save a copy of it into your hard drive with all data typed for ever. Yes by using Adobe Reader! But I have a no idea HOW?



Does anybody have any suggestion? Please any help solving these problems would be most appreciated.



Thanks again,

Daniel
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    Anonymous
    March 4, 2009
    I agree with "disgruntled customer". Catherine, that link is not useful - I am more confused than ever, but I think I understand that LiveCycle Reader Extensions is a purchased product (never did find out how much) and I doubt that I'm going to get my 150 tax preparation clients to buy it in order to fill out my organizers electronically. Most of them don't even know how their free Reader works, much less what it takes to print anything to PDF, even though there are free competitors to Adobe which will let them do so.



    I was pretty excited about LiveCycle in my Pro version, until I found this out.



    Disappointed CPA
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    Anonymous
    March 1, 2006
    Can't save the forms??? $450 to buy professional to create forms and users can't save them. What a JOKE! I won't be buying any more copys of Professional...Thats for sure...or standard.



    Way to go!

    Catherine - Adobe Systems

    Chris - Adobe Enteprise Developer Support



    Keep up to good work!



    Disgruntled customer
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      deverdits
      New Participant
      December 22, 2011

      Thank you, finally someone woke up and smelled the roses.  You shove out $500 to buy something that can't do somthing simple as adjusting the size of an image, or allow you to save data in a form.  As everyone knows you can print the form to PDF and it will save the copy, WHY NOT MAKE IT EASY FOR THE USER TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME WITHOUT GOING AN EXTRA STEP?????  I'm fed up with the limitations that Acrobat puts on features that should be included.  It's horrible business tactic to make you buy something else.

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        AnonWebGuy
        New Participant
        January 26, 2012

        It's really sad to see the stance Adobe has with their products.  Someone asked a simple question and the response from Adobe was to go to a page to buy something that was total overkill for what they needed.  Adobe doesn't staff these forums with customer support, they staff them with salesmen.

        Shameful.

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        Anonymous
        February 16, 2006
        You could also email the XML data instead of the full PDF.



        Chris

        Adobe Enteprise Developer Support
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        Anonymous
        February 16, 2006
        Dwayne,



        Adobe has a product LiveCycle Reader Extensions that will allow users of Adobe Reader to save the data in the form. This way they can save the file (after) as well as send it. For more information see:



        http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/livecycle/readerextensions/devcenter.html



        Catherine

        Adobe Systems
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        Anonymous
        February 16, 2006
        Hello folks -



        I'm currently fighting a very simular battle. Is there no way to allow the permissions through Acrobat when you develop the file?



        I have a form with a button to send it to via email once it is completed. However, Reader 7 won't allow it to be saved before it is attached and sent.



        I can't ask the user to print it then attach and mail it.



        Any thoughts?



        Dwayne
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        Anonymous
        February 16, 2006
        Try this:

        After filling out the form - print it to a PDF. This way, all the data stays where it is.



        Works for us.
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        Anonymous
        February 16, 2006
        Hi Aandi,



        Yes I do. You know I am a freelance web designer and each time new project, new boss and different situation. I thought it would be easier to do it this way, at least for me! Thats all! I will send you link to this PDF form later; I love to know what real professional people like you think about it.



        Thanks a lot,

        Daniel
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        Anonymous
        February 9, 2006
        >Also - the best way to stay up on developer events is visit >http://developer.adobe.com/events



        That is when there is something current there. This morning everything listed is for last year.



        Lori,



        Is there any kind of training in LiveCycle Designer that Adobe offers either there in San Jose or vicinity or on site at my location?
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        Anonymous
        February 9, 2006
        Hi Lori,



        I know, that's why I decided to give it a try! But maybe is not a very good idea to using it instead of HTML base form. I'll let you know next month after we upload these forms online and get the result from users.



        Thanks again,

        Daniel
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        _Aandi_Inston_
        New Participant
        February 15, 2006
        > But maybe is not a very good idea to using it instead of HTML base form.



        For a simple fill in form, there may not be technical advantages to a

        PDF over an HTML form. But I'm puzzled in the context of the original

        question - do you have tools that allow HTML forms to be saved with

        all the data typed in?



        Aandi Inston
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        LoriDe1
        Employee
        February 9, 2006
        Hi Daniel,



        I'm surprised you would say that. Most of the US Gov't agencies have moved to PDF for their form solutions due to the fidelity of the layout as well as compliance issues.
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        FawazMakki
        New Participant
        May 7, 2010

        Hi everyone

        I would like to ask your help with almost the same issue which is saving data typed onto a pdf. My case is I am sending out a survey in the form of a pdf document and its contents are multiple choice questions, so I would like respondents to answer the survey save it and send it back to me via email.

        How possible would that be

        If you would like me to send u a copy of the survey thats fine

        Thanks

        Fawaz

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