ScanSoft PDF CONVERTER PROFESSIONAL 3-HELP Online Help Manual page 43

Creating PDF Forms
PDF Converter Professional includes complete
dynamic form fields onto PDF pages. You can post PDF forms you create on a web
page, in order to receive filled form data directly to a database.
There are two basic ways to prepare forms in PDF Converter Professional 3:
 create a form in an external application and bring it into the program, or
 start a new, blank PDF inside PDF Converter Professional 3 and add your form
elements manually.
Creating a Form in Another Application
1. Create the layout of your form in an external application (such as Microsoft
Word).
2. Convert the file to PDF using the facilities provided.
3. Click the button, then choose the
elements auto-detected and displayed.
4. Use the form tools if you want to add or modify controls. See detail below.
5. When the form is ready, save the PDF file.
6. Choose the
Note: You can export a PDF form you have prepared to Microsoft Word. Its form
controls will be active in the Word form. See
Note: The Auto Form Typer functionality is provided by the PDF Converter 3
component of PDF Converter Professional 3. If you chose at installation time not to
install this component, Auto Form Typer will not be available.
Creating a Form Inside PDF Converter Professional 3
1. Click the New Blank PDF
or
choose this command from the File /
or
press CTRL+N.
2. Draw form elements on the page with the form tools.
3. Add static texts using text boxes.
4. When the form is ready, save the PDF file.
5. Choose the
Hand tool if you want to fill the form you have created.
button in the Main Toolbar
Hand tool if you want to fill the form you have created.
Form Creation
Auto FormTyper
Converting Forms.
Create PDF menu
tools to insert
tool if you want form
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