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Subform Flow issue on a letter [Form Attached]

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2010-04-20 10:09:06
Tech264
Registered: Apr 4 2008
Posts: 111

Good day,

I'm having an issue with a section of my form letter where it's not flowing after repeating tables have been initialized. I followed the tutorial on how to add repeating rows in a table which works well but below the table it's not flowing. I've tried adding a subform and have it flowed but it's still not expanding. If someone can take a look at the form and tell me what I'm doing wrong, I'd appreciate it. The form itself is saved as a Dynamic PDF.

It's the section right underneath the 2 line table.

Thank you kindly.

https://acrobat.com/#d=ygx1ET6UrrbECS4aWpY3jA

My Product Information:
LiveCycle Designer, Windows
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2010-04-20 10:12:50
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radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
Posts: 1202
I can't donwload your file, is the link correct?

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2010-04-20 10:25:07
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Tech264
Registered: Apr 4 2008
Posts: 111
Let me try the link again. I don't think I published it until now. Sorry.

https://acrobat.com/#d=ygx1ET6UrrbECS4aWpY3jA
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2010-04-20 11:26:10
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radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
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Well the download works now.

You need the "Letter" subform set to "flowing".
Before you do this, wrap everything above the two buttons in a subform.
Do the same for the buttons, explaination text and the table.
Then the form will do what it to do.

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2010-04-20 12:08:37
#4
Tech264
Registered: Apr 4 2008
Posts: 111
Here's the changes.

https://acrobat.com/#d=M1ctgedjQBOrpPGv5TC79Q


I got it to flow but it changed the layout of my form. I also noticed that as I continued to add rows the table disappeared from the first page and went to page 2. If possible is there a way as in Excel to repeat the Table Headers in case in goes to the next page? Also, as a design tip does it make sense to repeat the company logo on top of the page to page 2 in case it expands extra pages?

Thank you for the support.
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2010-04-20 13:11:15
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radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
Posts: 1202
Hmm,

the subform "letter" is still not set to be flowable, right?!
You also used to much subforms, I think.
I suggested to put everything above the buttons in one subform and the buttons, the explanation text and the table together in another subform.
So, together with your existing subform "header", you then will have 3 subforms in the subform "letter".

See here...
[url]https://acrobat.com/#d=l4mKH9xz0yhWENBp9mknXQ[/url]

radzmar
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2010-04-20 13:27:59
#6
Tech264
Registered: Apr 4 2008
Posts: 111
Wow, Radzmar, you're definately right, I went a little subform happy there. Judging from your attachment which is a lot more neater than mine. It works. So I definately thank you. I did a test though and change the (+) add button to allow more rows than 7 and when I reached 13 rows it moved the entire table to page 2. Is there a fix for that that willow allow the table to remain on page 1 and continue to page 2 without moving the whole thing? Maybe even repeating the table headers like in Excel?

Thank you!
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