Creating A Form Without The Forms Wizard - Adobe 09972554AD01A12 - Acrobat Pro - Mac Manual

Adobe Acrobat XI Accessibility
When either the "Use an Existing File" or "Scan a paper form" option is chosen, Acrobat XI Pro
analyzes the document, adds any detected form fields, and puts the document in Forms Editing
Mode. The document will look similar to what is shown in "Figure 3. Acrobat XI Pro Forms
Editing Mode" below. From here, you can add, edit or delete the automatically created form
fields.
During form field detection, Acrobat may have missed some fields, or created unnecessary ones.
It may also have created fields of the wrong type. Verify the fields and field names on the form.
Add New Field on the Forms Editing toolbar can be used to add more fields. You can also right-
click on the form to add, edit, or delete fields.

Creating a Form without the Forms Wizard

Form Editing Mode can also be enabled without using the Form Creation Wizard.
Accessible PDF Forms
Use an existing file
This option converts an existing electronic document (for example Word or
PDF) to an interactive PDF form. To use the document that is currently on
display, select "Next" and the "Use the current document" option. Select
"Next" again. Acrobat automatically searches for and creates any form
fields it detects, and places the document in Form Editing Mode. (Refer to
"Figure 3. Adobe Acrobat XI Forms Editing Mode" on page 83).
Scan a paper form
This scans a paper form and converts it to a PDF form. The form will be
scanned, converted to PDF and Acrobat will search for and create any
form fields it detects. The form is placed in Form Editing Mode (Refer to
"Figure 3. Adobe Acrobat XI Forms Editing Mode" on page 83).
Create a form from scratch or using a template
This creates an Online Form using Adobe FormsCentral. Adobe
FormsCentral provides a simple interface to create interactive forms for
collecting data online. FormsCentral is not addressed in this document.
Figure 50. Acrobat XI Pro Forms Editing Mode
1. Select View Menu > Tools > Forms and select the Edit command under
the Forms Tool Pane
The Keyboard shortcut is Shift + Ctrl 7.
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