Adobe Reader Save Data Typed Into Form For Mac

Click 'File' in the menu bar and click 'Save As.' Click 'Reader Extended PDF' then click 'Enable Additional Features in Adobe Reader.' Click the 'Save Now' button to allow Adobe Reader users to save data that they type in to your PDF form.

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Some PDF forms can be saved, including all filled-in field data:

Only with Adobe Acrobat Reader you can view, sign, comment on, and share PDFs for free. Acrobat Reader DC is connected to Adobe Document Cloud, so you can work with your PDFs anywhere. You can even access and store files in Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive. Instead, type responses on your PDF form. Add your e-signature.
To allow Reader users to save the data they typed, choose File > Save As Other > Reader Extended PDF > Enable More Tools (Includes Form Fill-in & Save). Print forms Click the Print button, or choose File > Print.

Some others can not be saved, and all filled-in field data are lost:

How do I enable saving of filled-in fields on my PDF form?

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When you use Acrobat 8, or 9, select 'enable usage rights' from the Advanced menu. This adds about 20 kb to the pdf.

The other possibility is to use CutePDF Pro, add a submit button and have the XFDF data submitted to your self as an email or to a web server. The XFDF data can then reload the original PDF with your data.

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Open your PDF in Google Chrome.Edit the PDF as you want.Hit ctrl + p.Save as PDF to your desktop.

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If you are using Adobe Acrobat X to make the form, set all the fields as you want them, then click File, Save As, Reader Extended PDF, Enable Additional Features. The resulting PDF form can be saved when filled in, if opened in versions of Adobe Reader before XI.

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You can use the free foxit reader to fill in the forms, and if you pay a little you can design the forms that way you want.

You can also us iText to programmaticly create those forms.

There are free online services that allow you to upload a pdf and you can add fields also.

It depends on how you want to do the designing.

EDIT: If you use foxit reader, you can save any form that is fillable.

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In Acrobat, click on the 'Advanced' tab, then click on 'Enable Features in Adobe Reader.' This should do the trick.

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In Acrobat XI, (Close Form Editing if open) File > Save As Other > Reader Extended PDF > Enable Additional Features

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There is a setting inside the PDF file that turns on the allow saving with data bit. However, it requires that you have a copy of Adobe Acrobat installed to change the bit.

The only other option is to print it to a PDF print driver which would save the data merged with the pdf file.

UPDATE:The relevant information from adobe is at:http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?13@@.3bbb313f/7

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With the latest version of Adobe Reader, Adobe Reader XI, it seems that you can save the form.

From their webpage: Type your responses right on the PDF form, or click through and fill in the form fields. Then save and submit

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Preview in OS X seems to be able to do this out of the box. Adobe Reader shows the doc as 'data typed can't be saved' but Preview was able to save my changes without hassle.

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On linux use cabaret stage:

You can fill and save cleanly

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Adobe Acrobat enables authors to create PDF files, such as product order forms or personal information forms, that Adobe Reader users can fill out. Normally, Reader users don't have the ability to save the changes they make to a PDF form. You can save your changes however, if the form's creator extended that permission to Reader users. Adobe Reader allows you to save the form as a copy, in case you don't like the changes you made.

Save Changes to PDF Forms

Open Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat, then click 'File' and 'Open.' Select the PDF file you want to change, then click 'Open' again.

Make changes to the PDF file. For example, add a digital signature, comment or form field entry.

Click 'File' and 'Save' in Acrobat to save the changes you made to the original file without making a copy. This will overwrite the original document.

Click 'File' and 'Save As' in Acrobat to rename the PDF file and save the changes as a copy. Choose this option every time you make major changes to the file.

Click 'File' and 'Save Portfolio As,' if you want to make a copy of a PDF portfolio in Acrobat. You can't create an original portfolio in Adobe Reader; you can only make a copy of an existing portfolio.

Click 'File' and 'Save As Text' or 'Save A Copy' if you have Adobe Reader. The 'Save as Text' option saves the file as an accessible text document, and 'Save A Copy' saves the file as a PDF.

Extend Editing Rights to Reader Users

Cannot Save Data Typed Into Pdf Form

Open Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Pro Extended, then click 'File' and 'Open.' Click the PDF file for which you want to enable saving rights, then click 'Open.'

Click 'Advanced,' then click 'Extend Forms Fill-In & Save in Adobe Reader' if you're using Adobe Acrobat. This allows Reader users to save any changes made to the document.

Click 'Advanced' and 'Extend Features in Adobe Reader' if you have Adobe Acrobat Pro or Pro Extended.

Tip

The File menu does not display when you view a PDF file in your Web-browser. Click 'Save' on the Acrobat toolbar to save your changes.

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