How do I edit a PDF in Acrobat if it rather than LiveCycle

Question

I want to edit the the fields of a PDF in Acrobat using Forms->Add or Edit Fields which I know how to use.

Unfortunately, a new form I want to edit seems to have been made in LiveCycle designer and so keeps trying to open it in LiveCycle.

Is there a way to change this behavior and make that form editable in Acrobat Pro?

Answer 1

I'm assuming you are using a Windows machine since the question doesn't specify an OS. Why don't you right click the file and go to open with adobe Acrobat Pro.

If the program isn't listed you can choose a program to open it with

Answer 2

I have now found a solution to this. I have downloaded the free version of CutePDF and have printed to PDF the old file using these instruction that are in the README.txt document that comes with the download:

Using CutePDF Writer to create PDF document:

DO NOT look for any application to run. Just print your document using CutePDF Writer (the printer) to get PDF output.

Open your original document and select Print command in File menu

of your application to bring up Print dialog box. Then select CutePDF Writer as the Printer to print (DO NOT select "Print to file" option). You will get a Save As dialog box prompted for saving created PDF file. Select a folder to Save in and enter a File name, then click on Save. Go to that folder to find your PDF file.

Hope that helps someone.

Answer 3

Editing/creating form fields requires Acrobat (not reader). http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Then when installed, you can use wbeard52's suggestion to "Choose default program" and choose Acrobat, or simply open Acrobat and open the PDF.

Default programs are per computer and even though it tries to open in LiveCycle on your machine, it wouldn't necessarily try to open using the same program on another machine.