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Learn how you can extend the rights of a pdf to allow users to save form data in earlier versions of adobe. When you make changes it should become enabled but it doesnt. What is the setting that we need to change so users can complete the form and save it with the data filled out on the form. In the original form the purple bar will tell you that you cannot save data and in order to complete you need to print. The resulting pdf file correctly displays the green bar, confirming that data typed into this form can be saved. Pdfelement comes with features to create fillable forms, edit pdf forms and fill out pdf forms. How to find a file you just saved thats now missing. To save the completed form, choose file save as and rename the file. There must be a way for a pdf designed in livecycle es4 v.
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