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Automatically inserting form fields

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2010-07-06 13:21:25
fvm2000
Registered: Nov 13 2008
Posts: 9

Hi !

I have a Word source document that is updated frequently and published to PDF (using Acrobat 9.3.3 Pro). In this Word document there are a couple of places where a space is left where the user is expected to enter information.

When I run the Forms Wizard, it detects far too many potential form fields and I end up spending a lot of time sorting through these suggestions.

My question is: Is there a way to put a marker of sorts in a Word document that Acrobat will recognize as a place where it needs to insert a field?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Windows
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2010-07-06 13:24:55
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
No, but you can add the fields manually or delete the unnecessary fields.

Also once you have a the form fields created, you can replace the underlying PDF content if the Word document from which that form comes from changes.

George Kaiser

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2010-07-06 13:29:03
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fvm2000
Registered: Nov 13 2008
Posts: 9
Can you elaborate on "Also once you have a the form fields created, you can replace the underlying PDF content if the Word document from which that form comes from changes"?

Do you mean I can keep the PDF structure and just replace the content ? My documents are several pages long and when updated, the page count can change, as well as headers and footers.
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2010-07-06 13:54:04
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gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
Once you convert your document to a PDF, open the PDF in Acrobat 9 Standard or Acrobat 8 Professional or a better version. Select the 'Tools' menu option and then 'Forms' option and 'Show Forms Toolbar'. Now you should be able to select what form field you want to create.

If you need to edit a form created by the 'Form Wizard', then select 'Forms => Edit Form in Acrobat'.If you want to replace a page in a PDF, select the menu option 'Document => Replace Pages' and follow the prompts. The PDF page but no the form fields are replaced.You might want to look at a number of eSeminiars on demand at this site to learn more about how Acrobat forms work. There are also a number of tutorials about JavaScript and other Acrobat topics.

George Kaiser

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