How Do I Get Reader Extensions for Adobe Livecycle Designer?

Order Adobe Livecycle Designer Reader Extensions from the Adobe website or by phone.

Adobe Livecycle Designer Reader Extensions is an add-on feature for Adobe Reader that enables you to add usage rights to any Portable Document Format (PDF) file. These usage rights allow those who access the PDF files to add comments to the files, distribute the files on a web server or network as well as add content to the files. The add-on is not free, but Adobe does offer a "free trial" so you can test the utility. Adobe Livecycle Designer Reader Extensions is available for Windows, Mac, UNIX and Linux systems.

Things You'll Need

• Internet connection
• Internet browser
• Telephone
• Pen
• Paper

Instructions

Downloading Trial Version

1. Open your Internet browser. Go to the "Adobe LiveCycle ES2 Trial Version" download page (see Resources).

2. Click the "Download the trial version of LiveCycle ES2" link.

3. Enter your Adobe ID and Password into the boxes under the heading "Returning members sign in" if you already have an account with Adobe. If you don't have an account, click the "Create an Adobe account" button under the heading "New to Adobe?" and enter your personal information.

   Note, it is free to create an Adobe account.

4. Click the "I Accept These Terms" button on the "Adobe End User License Agreement" screen. Click the down arrow next to the wording "Select" to choose your operating system.

   Click "Download" to start the downloading process.

5. Open the directory containing the downloaded file. Right click on the file's name and select "Extract All" to unzip the file, if using Windows' Extraction Wizard.

   Double click on the file's name to unzip it, if using another operating system and unzipping application.

6. Follow the on-screen prompts to install Adobe Livecycle Designer Reader Extensions on your system. The plug-in will install automatically within Adobe Reader.

   You will be prompted, each time you open Adobe Livecycle Designer Reader Extensions, if you would like to purchase the application.

Ordering Trial & Full Versions Via Telephone

1. Call 888-649-2990, Adobe's sales and support department.

2. Speak with a Adobe representative about purchasing Adobe Livecycle Designer Reader Extensions or receiving a trial version of the program.

3. Provide the representative with your personal, payment, shipping and operating system information. He will inform you of the program's cost and estimated shipping time.

4. Write on a piece of paper the information the representative gives you about your order.

Tips & Warnings

• Adobe's sales department hours are Monday through Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

References

• Adobe: LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES
• Adobe: Adobe -- Contact

Resources

• Adobe: Adobe LiveCycle ES2 Trial
• Adobe: Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES2 -- Info To Go