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Email the Form, Excel

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2007-07-30 11:02:14
JudyCzar
Registered: Jul 27 2007
Posts: 2

Hello,

I'm new to LCD so I want to make sure that I'm creating
forms correctly before I get too far into this.

I'm using LCD 8 to create a data requirements form. Users
will have either Acrobat Pro 7 or Reader 7.

The form will need to go up and back between departments
a few times until all the data is entered. Then the completed
form data will be exported to an Excel spreadsheet. I'd like
to include a "Send by email" button so that it's easy to send
the form back to "home base."

From my readings I think this is possible. Is this accurate?
Are there any software settings or common pitfalls I need
to watch out for?

Thanks in advance for your time,
Judy

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2008-04-28 10:53:02
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lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
You can create a button in LC Designer to "Send by email" and you'll also want to Reader-enable your form (Acrobat Pro. 8) so recipients with just the Reader can add data (and save) to your form.
To create your email button you can use the "Button" in the Object palette and then select "Submit" as the Control type, then under the "Submit" tab add the following in the Submit to URL box:
mailto:myself [at] adobe [dot] comSelect the Submission Type in the Submit tab as PDF. Then Reader-enable the PDF in Acrobat Pro.

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

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