Answered
I am a new guy for PDF doc. Now I have a business request, but I don't know how to answer it.
I want to create an editable PDF document, which has FIRST NAME, LAST NAME and Date of Birth fields. And of course, these three fields are editable. There is another field, barcode, generating based on whtat you type in those three fields.
Is it possible to create this kind of PDF doc?
Thanks,
Joe
Yes you can. Now I'm assuming you're doing this with Acrobat, or are you using LiveCycle?
So let's work with Acrobat for the moment.
1) Start with a blank page
2) In the EDIT mode add the text fields you want, so we have in your case, FIRST NAME, LASTNAME, and BIRTH DATE.
3) Now - you'll notice an icon on the toolbar for Barcode.
4) Select this and add it to your document, just like you added the text fields.
You might get a couple of dialog boxes pop up re testing/size etc. but you should be ok just to click OK.
5) So now we have a BARCODE on the document.
6) Now let's test it.
7) Select PREVIEW from the toolbar.
8) Type in some info into the FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, and BIRTH DATE fields.
9) As you move from one field to another you should see the Barcode change.
I'm assuming this worked ok?
Perhaps you want create another field to add info to the Barcode, or maybe remove one. This is straight forward too.
Let's pop back into the EDIT mode.
1) Double click on the Barcode field.
2) Select VALUE from the Barcode Properties tab.
3) You'll see a box at the top with your 3 fields you created.
4) Select the PICK button, and a Field Section screen will appear - from here you can remove/add as you want.
Anyway - hope this helps.
Al