Hello!

Hello everyone!

First, please let me say that this has to be one of the best Adobe forums on the web!!! Not only have I joined about seven others, but this one is the only one in which people even reply frequently; which is not to mention the quality of the information. So, thank you for all of your efforts.

Secondly, I have to admit that I am brand new to the "Adobe scene" so I am sure I am going to sound like a real novice with most of my comments and questions but only because I am a novice who is trying hard to change that. Now, on to the good stuff....

Ironically, I am working on a few projects for another forum which is focused on the aquarium hobby. For example, I struggled hard to figure out how to it, but I finally completely a .pdf form that allows other members to input the dimensions of his/her aquarium and then the form would tell him/her how many gallon (approximately) the aquarium would hold. So, that is pretty much the gist of the other projects I am working on....they are all based upon user info being calculated into an answer or tips on how to proceed.

I am also working on a project for my employer and this has led me to a few questions pertaining to both. I have read a lot of the posts here and believe I know the answer (i.e. "no"), but I wanted to make sure so I thought I would post them anyways...hope you don't mind:

****FYI - If it matters, I am using a PC with Windows Vista, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional and have MS Office 2007 (if applicable)

Is it possible to create and embed features such as an animated .gif into a powerpoint presentation?
- If so, is there a resource that might be able to help me figure out how to do that? (I can get them on a slide, but they don't move...even in 'slideshow mode')

Is it possible to embed an animated .gif into a form?

Is it possible for a user who only has Adobe reader to fill out a form and save it for future reference? (e.g. filling out a form with results from weekly/daily aquarium water testing)
- Even if it would result in having 100 different forms that had to be opened seperately?

Lastly, is it possible to create a form in which a user can input information such as aquarium water test results and have another box highlight in green, yellow, or red depending on what those results mean versus only coming back with a text or numeric result? (Sorry, don't know how to explain that)
- If so, where can I learn how to do that?

Well, I suppose that is enough questions for now :-) I am really learning a lot about at least a few Adobe products (photoshop has been a fantastic upgrade from MS Paint!) and a ton of that has been garnered from your forum so again, thanks a lot for the help...both in the past and in advance!