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brandib70393692
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July 12, 2016
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What Adobe package do I need in order to create forms?

  • July 12, 2016
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I am needing to create a number of editable forms for a project.  Which Adobe version do I need to purchase.  I have Adobe DC now.

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Correct answer try67

You need Adobe Acrobat ​DC (either Standard or Pro).

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Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
Brainiac
August 31, 2018

Adobe LiveCycle Designer (and its various names over the years) is being replaced by Adobe Experience Manager Forms Portal. See:

Rather than traditional software that you purchase and install on your computer, this is a web service which for many can be more convenient and cost-effective.

You can also create new forms in Adobe InDesign (desktop publishing), add much of the form field processing there, export to PDF, and finalized the form in Acrobat Pro.

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JR Boulay
Community Expert
July 15, 2016

Of course there is. The only thing missing is access to doc-level scripts.

OK. ;-)

Thank you.

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JR Boulay
Community Expert
July 12, 2016

(either Standard or Pro).

There is no form editor in Standard version.

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brandib70393692
New Participant
July 12, 2016

Thank you....looks like I need to upgrade to Pro.  I appreciate the feedback. 

JR Boulay
Community Expert
July 12, 2016

Hi.

There is no application called "Adobe DC". Adobe is a software company that makes a wide spectrum of different applications.

PDF forms creation requires Acrobat Pro (version DC or older): Adobe Document Cloud | Adobe Acrobat DC

For HTML/PHP forms I don't know…

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try67
try67Correct answer
Community Expert
July 12, 2016

You need Adobe Acrobat ​DC (either Standard or Pro).

brandib70393692
New Participant
July 12, 2016

I have DC Standard, but I'm not able to figure out how to create a form from an existing PDF file? 

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
July 12, 2016

Use Tools > Prepare Form