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Author interactive/fillable PDF forms
Form fields -- including text fields,
check boxes, radio buttons -- can be used to create fillable/interactive
PDF e-forms and checklists and are particularly useful to retrieve
input automatically. Form fields are also often beneficial in
large documents that are typically authored in FrameMaker, for
example manuals or workbooks.
Adding form fields manually after creation
of the PDF is labor-intensive, and all work invested will have
to be repeated every time the source documents are updated.
Using FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers
& Form Assistant, you can take advantage of all of FrameMaker
capabilities to author documents that, upon conversion to PDF,
will automatically contain text fields, check boxes, radio buttons
and additional controls.
Creating a PDF that uses form fields does
not mean that the document is designed purely for on-screen use.
The same document can serve both for print and online purposes,
designed to have a different output depending on use. For example,
printed lines for quiz answers can replace the fields used for
on-screen interaction such as data entry and selection.
PDF examples (authored with FrameMaker,
distilled with TimeSavers+Form Assistant):
- Dual-function true/false test (PDF: 164K)
- Order form (PDF: 247K). Form-related
features include input fields, selection lists, active field
highlight, tool tips, calculations, validation of values, input
formatting.
- Registration form
(PDF: 203K). Form-related features include input fields, check
boxes, tool tips, calculations, validation of values, date auto-insertion.
- Sample form, demonstrating validation of host
names / IP addresses (PDF: 58K)
(Note: With Acrobat Professional
8, you can enable PDFs so that form data can be saved in Adobe
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