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Adobe Acrobat & LiveCycle Designer create PDF forms that can be distributed through email, CDs, or published online. PDF files can be designed as interactive forms streamlining the process of filling out a form and of collecting form information. Filling in a form can be done in either Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader.
Duration:
1 Day
Audience:
Users of Acrobat 8 or 9 who wish to create simple forms in Acrobat or Adobe LiveCycle Designer (included with Acrobat Professional).
Prerequisites:
Participants must have basic skills in Adobe Acrobat
Course Content:
Overview
• Describe the forms capabilities of Acrobat • Modify and create text fields, list, radio buttons and check boxes • Set Field properties • Make form fields perform simple calculations • Distributing a form
Acrobat Form Capabilities
• Acrobat forms tools vs. LiveCycle Designer • Filling out a PDF form • Import and Export form data
Creating Forms using the Acrobat Form Tools
• Use form field recognition • Set form field properties • Adding Text Boxes and setting properties • Option Buttons and their properties • Checkboxes • Combo Boxes and List Boxes • Digital Signature fields
Working with Fields
• Selecting multiple fields • Aligning Fields • Duplicating Fields • Validate a field • Perform simple mathematical cacations • Setting the Tab Order of Fields
Distributing Forms
• Email forms • Enable usage rights in Acrobat Reader • Collect form Data
Creating Forms with Designer
• Creating a Form Template • Create a new blank form • Import an image • Adding text and text field objects • Set object properties • Use FormCalc to perform a calculation
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