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2010-05-26 19:52:19
ketrinz
Registered: May 26 2010
Posts: 6
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1. When converting a form from Word to Acrobat, the previously created Word Combo box choices are no longer available. Is there a setting from word or Acrobat that should be clicked to preserve these.

2. When converting a form from Word to Acrobat, the form fields that were created in Word to expand as extra characters were entered (like a name) does not work in Acrobat. Is there a way to preserve this or enter this choice in Acrobat.

Thank you for answering.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 9.3.1, Windows
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2010-05-27 07:19:57
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
1. Acrobat's PDF Maker and form wizard do not recognize or create forms form MS Office. If you want a product that will carry over form fields and some of the interactivity, look at Carl Young's blogs:
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/pdftrainer/openoffice-acrobat-form-design-tool]OpenOffice as an Acrobat Form Design Tool[/url], [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/pdftrainer/more-open-office-pdf-form-design-tool]More On Open Office As A PDF Form Design Tool[/url],
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/pdftrainer/importing-lists-combobox-form-fields]Importing Lists into ComboBox Form Fields[/url], or Ted Padova's [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/tedpadova/opensourceorg-pdf-forms]OpenSource.org PDF Forms[/url]

2. Dynamic form fields are only available in Dynamic PDF created by LiveCycle Designer or LiveCycle ES.

George Kaiser

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2010-05-27 13:39:18
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ketrinz
Registered: May 26 2010
Posts: 6
Thank you so much for your answers.

1. I can bring the forms quite nicely into Acrobat and form wizard recognises the fields. It was only the combo boxes that wouldn't come through. I can create these directly into Acrobat but with a copy and paste or rekey of the text.

2. Dynamic form fields are only available in Dynamic PDF created by LiveCycle Designer or LiveCycle ES.

Thank you for this - I have a mac and don't have LiveCycle but am putting training session for people with Windows. Just wanted to make sure that Acrobat in itself wouldn't do it. This session is just a tag on to an InDesign course, but very useful to know why people use LiveCycle. Both comments had it listed. One day they might give it to us on the mac - then I can play with it to my hearts content. lol
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2010-05-27 14:24:14
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
OpenOffice.org's Office suite is available in Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX/LINUX versions.

George Kaiser

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