Create Form using 7.0 that Reader 5.0 can fill in

[slreynolds]

Hi

I have created a form that users will fill in to do a survey over a large multi-site organization. Some of the users have previous versions of acrobat reader installed (5.0 and up) and they do not have administrative rights to upgrade. If I send out a form that requires a software upgrade (and thus IT involvement) I will not get as good a response rate as I will with one they can just click and use.

Is there a way to make a form created in the full version of acrobat 7.0 work across all versions of reader down to and including 5.0? So far the help files aren't verty helpful.

Thanks

 

[tryingeverything]

Doesn't look like you have had much response. Basically the answer is no.

In order for users with any version of the reader to fill out a form, you either need to "enable" the form with reader extensions or they need the full version of 6.0 and 7.0 to fill out the form.

Reader extensions can run on a server or you can purchase a license for each PC, however, the minimum number that Adobe will sell you is 200.

Check with your sales rep to make sure, as this licensing policy may have changed.

I am no expert, but we have run across this problem before.

good luck, have fun!

 

[slreynolds]

Thanks
I gave up on Acrobat and used MS Word. It worked perfectly on all versions of Word and I got 100% return on the survey (after a bit of nagging