Help save time and money by distributing forms electronically

In this tutorial, learn how to use Acrobat to create online forms (sometimes called Web forms or HTML forms), and then use Acrobat.com to easily distribute your online forms. With just a few clicks, you can send virtually anyone an online form they can fill out, save, and return in no time. Best of all, you can minimize the errors that occur from retyping data, and quickly track your online forms to see when they've been completed. It's that simple—see for yourself by following the instructions below.

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Open your PDF form and select Forms > Distribute Form from the menu to open the Distribute Form wizard. Click Next.

On the first screen of the wizard, choose Automatically download & organize responses with Acrobat.com.

Enter your Adobe ID and Password and Sign in to authenticate your Adobe ID.

The Distribute Form dialog opens. You can now prepare the invitation for distribution:

• Type email addresses in the field, or click To... to open your Outlook address book.
• Leave the default subject and message or type your own.
• Select an Access Level from the pop-up menu.
• Select the Collect name & email from recipients to provide optimal tracking option to help track your form responses.

Click Send. Acrobat creates a responses file and enables Adobe Reader users to fill and save the form, and uploads the form to Acrobat.com. The email invitation is then sent to recipients to fill and submit the form.

Learn more about distributing forms electronically with the following Adobe Acrobat 9 video tutorials:

Creating Basic Fillable Forms
Initiating a Data Collection Workflow using Acrobat.com
Understanding Tracker for Forms