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Subject:Re: Creating PDF forms From:Paul Pehrson <paulpehrson -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:25:20 -0700
Donna,
Yes, it is possible. Potentially expensive, but possible. With the
latest iteration of Acrobat products, there are three levels of
Acrobat: Reader (free), Standard, and Professional. (OK, I will note
that the Reader is now technically called "Adobe Reader" and doesn't
carry the "Acrobat" name anymore.)
The sender must have Acrobat Professional to create forms. The
receiver must have Acrobat Standard or Professional to save data
entered into forms. If the receiver only has Adobe Reader, they can
fill-out the form and print it, but cannot save it or send it
electronically.
There is also a product called Acrobat Elements that is only available
for volume purchases. It seems to be somewhere between Adobe Reader
and Acrobat Standard. I don't know if you can save data entered on
forms with Acrobat Elements.
More information is provided on Adobe's website. Here is a comparison
matrix for the Acrobat family:
PS: I have no financial interest in Adobe or any of their products.
This is not an advertisement for Adobe's website or their products!
<grin>
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:16:07 -0500, Donna Barbieri
<Donna -dot- Barbieri -at- tvguide -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Is it possible for a second party to save a PDF form? That is, if you create
> a form in PDF and send it to someone to fill out, can they save it and email
> it back to you? If so, what version of Acrobat is necessary, and can the
> second party just use the free Acrobat Reader to save and send the form?
>
> Thanks.
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