Forms - Adobe 62000236 Using Manual

USING ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED

Forms

Use Designer ES when you want to extend basic form capabilities in Acrobat. For example, a Designer ES form can
include Image Object fields so that you can easily add graphics to a form. Consider using Designer ES for these tasks:
• Create forms from scratch or from the predesigned layouts in the build-in templates that you edit and customize.
• Create dynamic forms.
• Add graphics, such as photographs.
• Add barcode collections.
• Create forms in formats that Designer ES can convert to HTML, especially if you intend to post the interactive form
on a website for people to fill in and submit from within a browser.
• Integrate PDF forms into existing workflows by binding forms to XML schemas, XML sample data files, databases,
and web services.
• Use scripting objects.
You must use Designer ES to edit any forms that were opened and saved in Designer ES, even if the form was originally
created in Acrobat.
Forms preferences
Set forms preferences to control various aspects of your interaction with form fields.
Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat/Adobe Reader > Preferences (Mac OS). In the Preferences dialog
box, select Forms on the left. The forms preferences are organized in three sections: General, Highlight Color, and
Auto-Complete.
Note: The forms preferences apply to the way the application handles open forms as you work. The preferences aren't
saved with the PDF forms themselves.
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"Auto-Complete forms (interactive forms
General
Automatically Calculate Field Values
Note: The setting for this option only applies to your current session.
Indicates which form field currently has the focus.
Show Focus Rectangle
Show Text Field Overflow Indicator
fields were created.
Always Hide Forms Document Message Bar
is opened in Adobe Reader unless the document message bar has a Submit Form button. If the message bar has a
Submit Form button, you can't hide the message bar.
Show Field Preview When Creating Or Editing Form Fields
edit forms.
Manage Barcode Parameters
Symbology, and Built-in status for each item). Includes New, Edit, Delete, Import, and Export buttons for working
with new or selected parameter sets.
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Automatically performs all field calculations upon user entry.
Displays a plus sign (+) in text fields that exceed the bounds specified when the
Hides the forms document message bar by default whenever a PDF form
Opens a dialog box with a list of barcode items (including the Parameter Set Name,
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Displays the appearance of a form field when you create or
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