Form Created in InDesign doesn't open in FormsCentral

I'm relatively new to FormsCentral and I'm having a difficult time getting it work. I was supplied a form from my client. I took the PDF form into InDesign CS6 because there was some other changes that needed to be made. I added all the form fields and exported as an interactive PDF. When I try to open it or import it into FormCentrals, I get this error:
FormsCentral could not import the PDF document because there was an error parsing the document.

Same issue. I'm new to Acrobat & pretty new to Forms Central.
I took a form from MSWord 2010 and convert to form in Acrobat XI. When I try to either "Distribute" from Acrobat via Forms Central, or even to "Import a PDF Form" from Forms Central, I get the same error message:
"FormsCentral could not import the PDF document because there was an error parsing the document."
I reviewed the article here on issues encountered while importing an existing PDF form but I don't see that there should be a conflict.
Before anyone comments, I do not have InDesign and wasn't grandfathered into LiveCycle.
Wanting to publish and put to use this week so would love any trouble-shooting tips!

Similar Messages

Paragraph styles applied to forms created in InDesign

Paragraph styles which I have applied to text fields of forms created in InDesign seem to work well in Acrobat Pro, except styles relating to bulleted and numbered lists. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? What is the solution, if any?

I believe that if you name the form field the same name on multiple pages they should fill with the same values.
However, I'm not a form expert. You would do well to ask these questions in the Acrobat Forms forum here:
Forms
While InDesign is being used to create the form, it doesn't really control the process. This is done in Acrobat so that's where you should ask your technical questions.

How do I complete an electronic signature field in an Interactive PDF form (created in Indesign)?

How do I complete an electronic signature field in an Interactive PDF form (created in Indesign)? This form will serve as an employment application on a website. The goal is to have any person (interested in applying for a job via the Internet) access, complete and electronically sign the form upon submission.

Hi,
Via createPDF you would not be able to electronic sign the PDF form, you would either require Adobe Reader or purchase Adobe Acrobat to sign the PDF.
To download Adobe Reader
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
You can purchase Adobe Acrobat
http://www.adobe.com
~Pranav

Are the fillable pdf forms created in InDesign compatible with iPads?

I have been producing complex fillable forms using LiveCycle which work fine in most circumstances but we're running into more and more complaints from iPad users who can't open, complete, save the forms. From my research I see that there is an incompatibility with the XFA form created by LiveCycle and the iPad software.
I design my forms in InDesign anyway and just discovered that I can author the fillable fields using InDesign as well. It would be a giant time saver if I can use one program to create my forms but the question remains, will fillables authored in InDesign be compatible with the iPad? And secondly, Does anyone know if InDesign has equal flexibility in creating all the special objects and their behavior that LiveCycle has?

I believe that if you name the form field the same name on multiple pages they should fill with the same values.
However, I'm not a form expert. You would do well to ask these questions in the Acrobat Forms forum here:
Forms
While InDesign is being used to create the form, it doesn't really control the process. This is done in Acrobat so that's where you should ask your technical questions.

Acrobat Pro collapse after trying to adjust my pdf form created in Indesign 6

I want to change the font type in in pdf form which I created in Indesign, while attempting to do so, Acrobat Pro collapse and shut down....what's the problem?
Regards,
Marieke

When you fix it in Acrobat, what you want to do specifically is remove whatever action is present in the button and add a "Submit a form" action to the Mouse Up event. Specify that you want to submit the entire PDF and use the mailto URL you showed earlier, making sure there are no spaces.
For it to work in desktop versions of Reader prior to 11, you need to Reader-enabled the document by selecting: File > Save as Other > Reader Extended PDF > Enable More Tools
The button won't work with the native iOS PDF viewer, but certain other PDF viewers such as Adobe Reader and Readdle's PDF Expert allow you to email a filled-in form and will support the button action.

Indesign doesn't open after installation

Dear all,
I had installed Indesign cc. When I tried to open it doesn't open. It shows the following message.
If anybody came with a similar error and could solve it, please let me know.
Thanks & Regards,
Muralidhar
Bangalore, India

Make sure you have installed the 9.2 patch.

Cannot open .pdf created by InDesign CS6, can open all other .pdfs

I just got InDesign CS6 at work (I use CC at home, but my company could not afford the CC subscription). I'm on PC with the minimum specs for InDesign and Photoshop Elements (also just installed). I have never been able to print to .pdf from InDesign; the program hangs. I have been doing Export to .pdf, press quality with my printer's specs. This has been working fine, except that, on occasion, I have to export the .pdf a few times to get it to open; it will give me an "either not a supported file or damaged" error message. Up until today, I have been able to export 2-3 times and would always get a .pdf that would open.
As of today, I cannot open any .pdf at all; I get that same "not supported or damaged" error message. However, if I let my computer sit idle for about 30 minutes, it will open. In addition, after exporting, InDesign hangs on a background task of "Export " 5" and I have to close out of that task to do anything further in the program.
I have read the forums on these issues and done what I can: I have installed all updates, backsaved to earlier Acrobat versions, exported to .idml, etc. Nothing helps.
I will confess that I am not the most technically-savvy person by any means. My company is small and does not have an IT person, nor is there a budget for calling someone in, so it is up to me and my admittedly limited understanding of this software to fix this issue.
Help?

You may have shown me part of the problem. I can't share one of the files I'm working on, as they're full of images and we have client protections that make sharing problematic, but I did try to recreate a new file with garbage text and graphics and that .pdf opened without any problem.
Could this be a file size issue? The files I'm working on are only 8,900 kb and 200 kb. That doesn't seem too large to me, but perhaps it's enough to cause a problem on my machine.

.swf file created from Indesign won't open in Flash Player

I have created an interactive flash presentation using Indesign. For several weeks I have made edits, exported a .swf file and opened the file by double-clicking it to open in Flash Player. From there I was able to export an .exe file with an embedded projector for users that may not have flash player. The file does not open and asks whcih progrma I would like to open with when clicking the file.
I am running Windows XP, Adobe CS5
Thanks for your help.

That sounds more Windows file association issue.Have you tried to Right-Click your SWF and choosed Open With (or something like that), you can choose Flash Player from that list if it´s installed.

Autofill date in PDF form created in InDesign CC

I am creating a form using InDesign CC which I will convert into an interactive PDF. I would like it to automatically fill in the date into the date field and add 7 days and fill in that date into a second field. Does anyone know how this can be done?

you will have to add a respective bit of JavaScript code in Acrobat.
Mylenium

Adobe AIR - Created disk image doesn't open

Hi, I'm trying to create a dmg file and the resulting image file won't open. I'm working on a Mac and it's not the first time that i'm doing this.
The error message I get when I open the disk image is "Following disk image could not be opened " and the reason "not recognized".
It's really weird, because it used to work and now for some reason stopped. First I thought it could be, because I compiled against the new SDK 4.0, but then I tested it with older SDKs like 3.5, 3.8 and 3.9 and the problem persists. Older projects which also worked fine are no more building disk images.
My system was 10.8 and I thought the problem could go away if I install the new Mavericks, but after upgrading the problem is still there.
Repairing disk and file permissions didn't also help.
Has anyone some idea what it could be? I'm really at the end of my knowledge.
Thank you very much,
Solano

Ok people, finally found the problem. I'm using FDT and for some reason FDT stopped to append the flag -target native when compiling a native installer. I think that some FDT update introduced this bug.

Indesign doesn't open after download

error 11
what can I do?

http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/installation-launch-log-errors-creative.html
Try rebooting, which should clear our your computer's memory, then try again.

I have imported a PDF form (created in adobe acrobat XI pro) into FormsCentral. I now want to convert this document into a web form so I can embed it into my website. HOW DO I DO THIS?

I took a word document I had created and added fields to it in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. I then imported the PDF in Forms Central and now I am stuck. All I am able to do with it in FormsCentral is add a submit button. It will not allow me to edit the document in FormsCentral. What I ultimately need to do is get this converted to a web form so that I can embed it into our company website. Additionally, once it's converted, I need to add an option for the user to attach their resume with the file before submitting. I have looked all over the web and I cannot find an answer as to whether or not I can convert PDFs to web forms in FormsCentral. This will ultimately determine whether or not the company decides to purchase these programs after the trial version has ended in a few days.

I tried that first, but FormsCentral does not have the capability to create tables. The form I need to create is more advanced than what FormsCentral allows. Do you know if there is a way to create or somehow import a table when creating a web based form on FormsCentral?

Links to files doesn't open in a new window

I've noticed that links (that refers to a specific file) created in Adobe Indesign doesn't open in a new window like the links that refers to a website when I autoconverts it in Acrobat Pro X.
Example:
LINK1: http://www.acrobat.com/testfile.pdf <--- does not open in a new window when clicked
LINK2: http://www.acrobat.com/testfolder <--- opens in a new window when clicked
Are there any way to fix this?
Will the same problem occur if I create the links in Acrobat instead?
I'm asking this because I don't want the form to disappear when the links are clicked.
Best,
Mikey

Firefox should divert the new window to a new tab when you check this box in Google's Search Settings:
"Open search results in a new browser window"
I can't think of any reason for Firefox to divert a new window back into ''the same tab''.
In case one of your add-ons is the culprit, could you try Firefox's Safe Mode?
First, I recommend backing up your Firefox settings in case something goes wrong. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information Backing up your information]. (You can copy your entire Firefox profile folder somewhere outside of the Mozilla folder.)
Next, restart Firefox using Help>Restart with Add-ons Disabled. Don't check any of the boxes in the [https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode Safe Mode] dialog, just Continue in Safe Mode.
Does it make any difference?

I have created a form in InDesign, exported to a pdf, created an editable form and saved. When I open the form and make changes and save, the reopen the changes are there. If try to email this form as an attachment after editing, the attachment is alway

I have created a form in InDesign, exported to a pdf, then created an editable form and saved. When I open the form and make changes and save, then reopen the changes are there. If try to email this form as an attachment after editing, the attachment is always minus the edits. ????

Hi chuck,
If you ave created the form and then filling it yourself and saving the form, the filled data should be there when you reopen the same form.
Can you please send the form to me at [email protected] so that I can have a look.
Regards,
Rave

Indesign issues. Impossible to fill a form created by the pen either with color either with an image. The image is there but is invisible. Same problem with the line (impossible to color it or to change the tickness. Is there anything to change in the pre

I have recently installed Indesign CC (I had the CS 5.5). I have some issues in doing simple things such as fill in a forma created with the pen either with a color either with an image. The image is there but is invisible. same issue when I want to draw a line. Impossible to color the line and when I increased the thickness, it was creating a sort of wrap around the shape. have you ever encountered this kind of issue ? Thanking the community for his help.

You will probably get better help in InDesign
This forum is about the Cloud as a delivery process, not about using individual programs
If you start at the Forums Index https://forums.adobe.com/welcome
You will be able to select a forum for the specific Adobe product(s) you use
Click the "down arrow" symbol on the right (where it says All communities) to open the drop down list and scroll

Form Created in InDesign doesn't open in FormsCentral

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for