Adobe Acrobat - Forms

Goals

Generate forms, distributions and collect form data with Acrobat Pro

Prerequisite

Basic knowledge of Acrobat Pro software

Contents

Techniques and alternatives for forms

• Defining static and variable data in a form

• Choosing the form method

• Converting a Word document to PDF

Creating forms

• Viewing an existing form

• Starting a form using the Acrobat automatism

• Modifying fields

• Creating a new field

• Creating a text zone

• Using radio buttons

• Using checkboxes

Creating several fields

• Creating a combo box

• Creating a text box

• Creating an action button

Modifying a form in Acrobat

• Create a calculated field

• Copying fields

• Assigning JavaScript to a field

• Showing or hiding fields

• Creating a "send" button

• Request a digital signature

• Change the order in which fields are displayed (tab order)

Distributing and managing forms

• Distribute forms by email

• Distribute forms on a website

• Managing responses and extracting data from a form