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2007-10-08 10:30:33
teakay
Registered: Oct 8 2007
Posts: 4

I'm on a Mac and creating forms by hand using Acrobat 8.0 Professional.

I'm creating a product where consumers will buy a packet of pre-printed forms -- they can either fill out these forms by hand or use the accompanying CD-ROM to enter their information onto the PDF forms via computer. They will then print out their information on the pre-printed forms.

Hence my question:How do I create PDF forms where the information entered by the user into the fields prints out, but the form itself does not print out.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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2007-10-08 11:31:29
#1
gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
One can select to print the form field only from the "Print" UI or with JavaScript one can make a print button that prints only the form field data.

George Kaiser

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2007-10-08 12:48:22
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teakay
Registered: Oct 8 2007
Posts: 4
I understand that users print form data only by selecting File > Print and choosing "form fields only" under the Comments & Forms menu...But I do not want this to be the users choice. I want to create the forms with the capability for users to ONLY print the form data they enter.

Is this a layers issue?
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2007-10-10 11:16:01
#3
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Page 64 of Developing Javascript Applications describes how to print only the form fields using javascript.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/js_developer_guide.pdf

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

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