For example, the Hand tool changes to an I-beam when you can type text into the form field. Some text fields are dynamic, meaning that they automatically resize to accommodate the amount of data you enter and can span across pages. Optional To make form fields easier to identify, click the Highlight Existing Fields button on the document message bar.
Form fields appear with a colored background light blue by default , and all required form fields are outlined in another color red by default. When finished, click the submit button to either send the data to a server or create an email to send the data. The submit button can appear in the purple message bar at the top of the form or in the form content. For troubleshooting tips on completing forms, see Troubleshooting forms. A flat form does not have interactive fields.
For instructions, see Fill out your PDF form. A common way to view a PDF form is in a web browser, for example, when you click a link on a website. Save the form on your computer, and then open it directly in Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
The Auto-Complete feature stores any entries that you type in an interactive form field. Auto-Complete then suggests or even automatically enters responses that match your typing in other form fields. The suggestions appear in a pop-up menu, from which you can select a match. The Auto-Complete feature is off by default, so you must enable it in the forms preferences if you want to use it. To remove an entry from the Auto-Complete memory, such as a misspelled entry that you found and corrected later, edit the list in the preferences.
The forms preferences apply to the way the application handles open forms as you work. Under Auto-Complete , choose Basic or Advanced from the menu. Select Remember Numerical Data if you want the Auto-Complete memory to store numbers that you type into forms. When you select an option in the Auto-Complete menu, a description of how it affects the Auto-Complete behavior appears in the text area below.
In the Auto-Complete Entry List dialog box, do one of the following, and then click Yes in the confirmation dialog box:. Interactive form. To create an interactive form, use the Prepare Forms tool. See Create a form from an existing document. Position the hand pointer inside a form field and click.
The I-beam pointer allows you to type text. The arrow pointer allows you to select a field, a check box, a radio button, or an item from a list. Press Tab to accept the field change and go to the next field or next line of fields. A yellow square represents an 'annotation. To open the annotation, double click. Once open, you must click the square in the upper left corner of the annotation to close.
Later, you can reuse the data to fill in the form again or another form with the same fields and field names. Then select a location and filename, and click Save. Some file formats are available only for specific types of PDF forms, depending on how the form was created.
If you want to compile data from forms that are not already in a data set, use the following process. Then locate the form files that you want to merge into the spreadsheet, select them, and click Open. Click Export. Then select a folder and filename for the spreadsheet, and click Save.
When returned forms are in a response file, the most efficient way to export the information into a spreadsheet is to use the Export Data button in the left navigation panel for the PDF Portfolio response file. Use Tracker to manage the forms that you have distributed or received. Tracker allows you to view and edit the location of the response file, track which recipients have responded, add more recipients, email all recipients, and view the responses for a form.
To view all responses for a form, click View Responses. To view the original form, click Open Original Form. To send the form to more recipients, click Add Recipients.
Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy. User Guide Cancel. Collect user data. After a user submits a form, open the returned form. Creates a new response file, using the name and location you specify. Add user data to an existing response file. Open the response file in Acrobat.
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