I thought this functionality was simple and working for me.
I create a very simple form (3 text fields and a email submit button). I go to File --> Distribute Form:
- Send now via email
- Enter the return email address (my own)
- Pick the location to collect the forms data
- Enter the recipient address (my own)
- Fill out the email invitation and press Done.
I get the email and open the form. I fill it out and press the submit button.
I get prompted to select and email client. At my organization we all use outlook (Desktop Email Application) is there a way to auto select that so the clients dont have to? I make my selection and say OK.
The Outgoing message notification appears and I receive the return email that the PDF form has been filled out.
I click on the return message and open the results PDF and get promped to selelct a data set to save the data too. Has this always been the way? I thought there was some automatic way of doing this via a form sent by email.
Is there a way if I save the form with just a submit button that generates an email notification that its been filled out however it does not send the PDF with the completed data? Then when I go to open the data set all the information is there and I dont have to import it from anywhere.
Thansk.
ND
However, if you are willing to put in the effort, time, and/or money you can in fact create a forms process that works exactly the way you want.
For one thing. If you do not use Acrobat's built-in distribute function. The regular email submit sends through the local email client. You might want to use JavaScript to set the subject line so return forms can be automatically identified by code.
Then you write extensions (plug-ins) to Acrobat and Outlook to automatically handle incoming data.
You could also do this server side, which would be much easier on the user, since they wouldn't have to muck about with email. There are also 3rd party vendors that provide all manor of form data handling solutions. Really, there are endless possibilities for data handling. The free one that's build into Acrobat is just one of them.
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