Creating Forms with Acrobat Pro (AcroForms)
2 Days
What is the difference between Acrobat forms (AcroForms) and AEM/LiveCycle Designer forms (XFA forms)?
Overview of Forms
- PDF Forms vs. HTML Forms
- Using PDF Forms with:
- Acrobat Pro
- Adobe Reader DC
- Adobe Reader DC mobile
- Third-Party Programs
Creating PDFs for Form Foundation
- Layout Programs
- Scanning Paper Forms
Editing PDFs
- Adding Text/Images
- Deleting unwanted objects
- Inserting/Replacing/Rearranging pages
Form Types
- Interactive Forms
- Adding Fields via:
- Form Wizard
- Manually
Form Design Basics
- Fonts
- Using Layers
- Design Usage Issues
Form Fields and Options
- Text fields
- Text
- Single Line
- Multiple Line
- Date
- Number
- Other
- Radio Buttons
- Check Boxes
- Combo Boxes
- List Boxes
- Buttons
- Barcode fields
- Signature fields
Naming Fields and Value options
- Field Properties
- General properties
- Option properties
- Action properties
- Validate properties
- Calculation properties
- Acrobat functions
- Simplified Field Notation
- JavaScript
- Place Multiple Fields
- Distribute Fields
- Tab Order
JavaScript Examples
- Calculations
- Spawning Pages from Template
Enable Rights in Adobe Reader
- Restrictions
- Form Servers
- Password protect forms
- Accessible Issues
Distributing Forms
- Methods of distribution
- Collecting Data
- Tracking Forms
- Creating Summary Reports
Digital Signatures
- Wet Signatures vs. Digital
- Locking Form Fields during Signing
- Create Digital ID
- Trusted Identities
- Validating Signatures
Adobe Sign (eSign)
- Using your forms with Adobe Sign
- Using the Adobe Sign mobile app
