Create forms and copy and place in place in other pdfs

Question

Hi,
I have a master pdf with forms built in acrobat 9 pro. These forms will be used in other pdfs in the same position. Is there a way to export the form data and import in the sam position? Their doesnt seem to be a simple paste in place.
thanks

Answer 1

There are two approaches you can take. You can replace the old pages with pages from a new PDF, and the fields will remain, as will any links, code, bookmarks, etc. This is probably the best approach for the situation you describe. To do this in Acrobat 9, select: Document > Replace Page. In Acrobat 10, it's under: Tools > Pages > Replace
The other option is to select all of the fields on a page and paste them onto a page in a different document. You might have to do some repositioning of the fields, however. A trick to avoid this is to create a temporary button that as large as the page, select all fields on the page and copy them, and then paste onto the new page. Then delete the button and the other fields will be properly placed. This is a more tedious method, but may be helpful.