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How do I send a PDF fillable form from Adobe Reader Acrobat?

I just installed Adobe Reader in my iPad to send a fillable form but as I sent it out the form is received blank by the recipient. How do I save the PDF fillable form and send it out with the filled out information. I am able to save it in Acrobat but for some reason I send the form but the recipient receives it blank. What can I do? Thank you for your help.

Your recipient needs to use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat to reliably view a filled form. Chances are they are using a third-party, substandard PDF reader like Apple Preview. Adobe Reader is a free download; if necessary, you could provide them a link from the Adobe website.

How do I load a PDF fillable form from Adobe Reader XI to a websiteÉ

I have Adobe XI and want to create a fillable form which can be loaded to a website and remain fillable. Any suggestions DO I need a different adobe?

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How do you save a PDF fillable form with a Samsung Tablet and still continue to have access to the original document?

We are using the Samsung Note and have uploaded a PDF form for fieldwork crews to enter vegetation data. When we have filled in the form there is no option to save the form under a different name but rather the form simply saves itself with the most recent information placed in it. We understand that you can send it through Acrobat.com to your account but the tablet will not access this site while in the PDF app. Does anyone know of an app or a way that we can create individually saved files and still have access to the original on the tablet?

It can also work if you certify the document and each user chooses to trust it to execute privileged JavaScript, which may be feasible in this setting. The method you'd use is doc.saveAs: http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/9.1/Acrobat9_1_HTMLHelp/JS_API_AcroJS.88.524.html
Also, read the following tutorial: http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-save-pdf-acrobat-javascript

Prepopulating PDF Fillable Forms with data from XML files

How can I get a PDF fillable form to open pre-populated with data from an XML file automatically? I've been using Adobe Standard 9.0 and am willing to upgrade in a modest fashion if necessary. I am aware of the Navigation method > Forms > Manage Form Data > Import Data. This works fine, however, my users are not smart enough to do tis much clicking and selecting. Is there an automated way to have this XML data merged into the PDF file on the fly. These files will reside on an internal local area network and will be operated on local PC's that will probably have Acrobat Reader ONLY. I have been told that the only way to accomplish this is through Java Scripting. I would prefer to do this the 'old fashioned' way of command line switches, but that does not appear to be an option. Does anyone have a sample Javascript that would accomplish what I am trying to achieve. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Sharon
The easiest way is:
- Open your PDF form within Acrobat
- From the File menu, import the XML form data into the form
- From the File menu, use Save As... to save the file with a new name.
The new PDF will be identical to the original one, but will have the data embedded in it. Voila.
If you want the same form to pre-populate with different XML files depending on the circumstances, or if you're generating the XML on the fly, then things get more complicated. (And more expensive.) As your consultant said, LiveCycle Forms is one option, but it is expensive (actually even more than 10K). There are other options, including Cold Fusion, custom servlets, etc.
Howard
http://www.avoka.com

Creating a Fillable PDF form with adobe pro XI

Hi,
I am creating a fillalbe PDF form using Form central with Adobe Pro XI and I am using the new "add help text" feature in it, but when i save the form as PDF the add help text disaapars. I am also unalbe to find a form reset button to add to my form. How can I create a from with these features. The form I want to make it fillable PDf to emailed to customers.
thanks.

Hi;
Re: Help Icon - The PDF does not display the "?" like the web form. In the PDF when you mouse over the field and hover for 1-2 seconds the help text is shown in a tooltip.
Re: Form Reset button (Clear Form) - FormsCentral does not provide a clear form button but you can add it in Acrobat. You will want to open the PDF in Acrobat and then follow these two tutorials:
In order to Edit the FormsCentral PDF in Acrobat you will need to read this FAQ: http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-3661
This tutorial shows you how to add the "Clear" button to the form: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/acrobat-x-tips-tricks/quick-tip-how-to-add-a-reset-button-to-a-f orm/
Are you planning save the form as a "Submission Enabled PDF" and collect responses using FormsCentral? If you are not, and simply want the responses or PDF emailed back to you on submission you can see this tutorial: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/X/pro/using/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7dd6.w .html
Let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks,
Josh

How do i lock my pdf fillable form file

Thank you in advance for any help.
I have two questions:
1) How do I save my fill-able form pdf file as a NON fill-able form so that the saved version cannot be changed? I have Adobe Acrobat Pro XI for the MAC
2) How do I add a page to my pdf file. When I try to use thumbnails the fill-able pdf file will not accept a page that I scanned as a pdf file? Could it be that the fill-able pdf file won't accept a non-fill-able page? I want to scan the signature page back into the document after I have signed it.
I have struggled with these two issues for days!
Thank you,
Ben

Those types of forms are static XFA forms created with LiveCycle Designer. They generally can't be edited in Acrobat even if you remove the usage rights. There is a bug in Acrobat 9 that you can take advantage of if you have access to it that will allow you to convert it to an AcroForm that you can then add pages to and convert to a non-fillable PDF.

How can I export multiple PDF fillable forms into a spreadsheet (Excel) using VBA?

Hi guys,
I never used VBA with with Adobe Acrobat. I would like a tip to start doing that. What I would like to do know is:
1 - I have multiple PDF Forms that are filled.
2 - I want all the data from those forms to be exported to Excel via VBA code.
3 - Adobe Acrobat already have an option to do that manually (Forms > Merge Data Files Into Spreadsheet) and it works perfectly.
4 - I would like to access that feature using VBA, then generate a spreadsheet.
Any tips? How can I start?
Thanks!

A good place to start is Karl Heinz Kremer's blog, where he has a few examples:
http://khkonsulting.com/2010/09/reading-pdf-form-fields-with-vba/

How do I create a pdf in Indesign with 40 file hyperlinks so it can be used on different computers?

I am creating a document in Indesign CS4 that is to be exported as a pdf.
Within this one page document, there are approximately 40 listed products, one after the other and each product has been set up to hyperlink to a specific pdf in the same directory.
This has been no problem.
Where the problem is, is that it won't work on other computers because it seems to 'hardwire' the hyperlink file address.
I then went in and set up the hyperlink as a URL. This worked on any computer, but then the pdf opens in an internet browser.
I NEED THE LINKED PDF TO OPEN IN ADOBE READER.
I then opened the one page pdf in Adobe Acrobat Pro. It brought over no hyperlinks. So I created the hyperlinks there. No probs. It worked. But if I want to update this one page doc in the future, I'm going to have to create all links again. I have other docs that I need to create that have hundreds of links.
Can anyone shed some light on this? It shouldn't be difficult. Why won't a linked file just work on any computer?
Your help will be greatly appreciate.
Josh

Josh,
Got your email with added question related to this user to user forum post. As others might have the same question, answering it here.
If you want to point to PDFs that are in a subfolder of the root-directory that holds the pdf containing all the links, you'd need to add the subfolder to the path-specification for the link..
For example:
root-folder has 'source.pdf' that has a link going to 'desitnation.pdf'
a 'subfolder' contains 'desitnation.pdf'
Link path would be '/subfolder/destination.pdf'
Cheers,
Cari
www.twitter.com/carijansen

Can I create a PDF fillable form that allows form multiple entries and one submission?

For example, I would like to enter new hire information for multiple new hire employees and only click the submit button once.

Good Morning Randy -
Sorry for not giving you a clear enough description. I was trying to avoid a novel.
I hope to use FORMSCENTRAL for create a form for on-line users to register for meetings including paying via paypal. Some of the people register and pay for the meeting by themselves and others are registered by their office assistant, so there might be as many as 25-30 people.
The individual registrants are easy and doable with FORMSCENTRAL.
However, for the multiple registrants, I would like to create a form that can handle multiple registrants and only one submission for payment. So far, I have only been able to do that by creating a form that has the registrant fields created multiple times. I would really like to be able to have the set of fields created once unless I need to add the set of fields multiple times. I am sure that complications keeping track of the total payment due as well.
Being able to set-up a table with the fields across (left to right) for each registrant would be good.
Maybe this does not explain it well enough in which case, I can call and explain our need.
Thanks in advance.
Paul

How can I compress a large fillable form with extended rights?

Hello:
I have about 15 fillable PDF s that I created in LiveCycle ES2. One form is 37,616 kb and takes forever to download from the web. I attempted to zip the file, but when I tested it, text could no longer be saved after it was unzipped (the forms have extended rights as users need to be able to enter in a save text they enter into it). Does anyone have any suggestions re: how I might be able to compress my PDF file, while still being able to maintain the ability to enable savable text (extended rights)?

Just tried it here and it worked fine ....are you sure you zipped the Reader Extended version of the form?
Paul

How to create an online fillable form for mobile devices, tablets and smartphones.

How can I create "online fillable forms" for Mobile devices, tablets and smarphones?
I already created an "online fillable form" with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro for PCs and MACs but this form can not be filled using mobile devices, it can only be downloaded.
Thanks.

Hi George,
I gather from your reply that I won't be able to create "online fillable forms" for Mobile devices with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. Correct?
If Adobe does not have another software similar to Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, would you please suggest me any other means of creating "online fillable forms" for Mobile devices?
Would you think that an HTML developed form would be a fair substitute for the PDF fillable forms that I use for PCs and MACs?
Thanks,
Alvaro

Printing button in PDF fillable form.

Dear All,
I have created a PDF fillable form with a button which save & print the pdf.
The code for is as fallow:
Formular1.#pageSet[0].Seite1.Bildfeld1::click - (JavaScript, client)
var Mailto = "[email protected]";
var Betreff = Textfeld1.rawValue;
var Nachricht = "Dies ist eine Telefonnotiz\r2.Zeile Hier";
var CC = "[email protected]";
var BCC = "[email protected]";
var Mail = "mailto:" + Mailto + "?Subject=" + Betreff + "&Body=" + Nachricht + "&cc=" + CC + "&bcc=" + BCC;
event.target.submitForm({
cURL: Mail,
bEmpty: false,
cSubmitAs: "PDF"
event.target.closeDoc(true); (FormClac)
Formular1.#pageSet[0].Seite1.DruckenSchaltfläche1::click - (JavaScript, client)
xfa.host.print(1, "0", (xfa.host.numPages -1).toString(), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
my problem now is that with this script I can print and save the file even though all required fields are not filled!! I donot anyone to have the possibility to print the file or save it unless he fill all required fileds.
Any Idea, coz Iam new in the Adobe Livecycle world

I donot want to ask silly questions , but really I canot find the XML source code. all what I can find is this:
Formular1.#pageSet[0].Seite1.Bildfeld1::click - (JavaScript, client)
var Mailto = "[email protected]";
var Betreff = Textfeld1.rawValue;
var Nachricht = "Dies ist eine Telefonnotiz\r2.Zeile Hier";
var CC = "[email protected]";
var BCC = "[email protected]";
var Mail = "mailto:" + Mailto + "?Subject=" + Betreff + "&Body=" + Nachricht + "&cc=" + CC + "&bcc=" + BCC;
event.target.submitForm({
cURL: Mail,
bEmpty: true,
cSubmitAs: "PDF"
Formular1.#pageSet[0].Seite1.DruckenSchaltfläche1::click - (JavaScript, client)
xfa.host.print(1, "0", (xfa.host.numPages -1).toString(), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
Formular1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Tabelle3.Zeile1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Teilformularsch altfläche1entfernen::click - (JavaScript, client)
   This button will Remove the current instance of the repeating subform or table row.
   bCalc: Flag - true if the removed instance might be referenced by other calculations, otherwise false.
   message: The error message displayed.
var bCalc = true;
var message = "Sie haben die Mindestanzahl zulässiger Objekte erreicht.";
// DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE BEYOND THIS POINT - 9.0.0.2.20101008.1.725030.725025 - Subform_Instance_Controls_IRM.xfo.p4
var oWrapper = this.parent.parent;          // The outer subform built in to the object, enclosing the button group.
var oTargetSubform = oWrapper.parent;          // The subform or table row the controls are intended to manipulate.
var oManager = oTargetSubform.instanceManager;          // Get the instance manager.
var nMinCount = oManager.occur.min;                              // Get the minimum number of subform occurrences allowed.
var nSubCount = oManager.count;                                        // Get the current number of instances.
// Proceed if the minimum number of subform occurrences has not been reached.
if (nSubCount > nMinCount) {
          // Invoke the Instance Manager.
          oManager.removeInstance(oTargetSubform.index);
          // Fire the form calculations.
          if (bCalc == true) {
          // Execute all the form calculations.
          xfa.form.recalculate(1);
} else {
          xfa.host.messageBox(message,"Remove Item", 3);
// END OF DO NOT MODIFY
Formular1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Tabelle3.Zeile1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Teilformularsch altfläche1hinzufügen::click - (JavaScript, client)
   This button will insert one instance of the repeating subform or table row.
   bCalc: Flag - true if the new instance might be referenced by other calculations, otherwise false.
   message: The error message displayed.
var bCalc = true;
var message = "Sie haben die maximale Anzahl zulässiger Objekte erreicht.";
// DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE BEYOND THIS POINT - 9.0.0.2.20101008.1.725030.725025 - Subform_Instance_Controls_IRM.xfo.p2
var oWrapper = this.parent.parent;          // The outer subform built in to the object, enclosing the button group.
var oTargetSubform = oWrapper.parent;          // The subform or table row the controls are intended to manipulate.
var oManager = oTargetSubform.instanceManager; // Get the instance manager.
var nMaxCount = oManager.occur.max;                     // Get the maximum number of subform occurrences allowed.
var nSubCount = oManager.count;                              // Get the current number of instances.
// Proceed if the maximum number of subform occurrences has not been reached.
if ((nMaxCount == "-1") || (nSubCount < nMaxCount)) {
          // Invoke the Instance Manager.
          var oNewInstance = oManager.addInstance(1);
          // Fire the form calculations.
          if (bCalc == true) {
          // Execute all the form calculations.
          xfa.form.recalculate(1);
          // Move the new subform below the current one.
          var nIndexFrom = oNewInstance.index;
          var nIndexTo = oTargetSubform.index + 1;
          oManager.moveInstance(nIndexFrom, nIndexTo);
} else {
          xfa.host.messageBox(message,"Insert Item", 3);
// END OF DO NOT MODIFY
Formular1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Tabelle3.Zeile1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Teilformularsch altflächeNachOben1::click - (JavaScript, client)
   This button will move the current instance of the repeating subform or table row up one position.
   bCalc: Flag - true if the moved instance might be referenced by other calculations, otherwise false.
   message: The error message displayed.
var bCalc = true;
var message = "Das aktuelle Objekt kann nicht nach oben verschoben werden, da es sich bereits an erster Stelle befindet.";
// DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE BEYOND THIS POINT - 9.0.0.2.20101008.1.725030.725025 - Subform_Instance_Controls_IRM.xfo.p1
var oWrapper = this.parent.parent;          // The outer subform built in to the object, enclosing the button group.
var oTargetSubform = oWrapper.parent;          // The subform or table row the controls are intended to manipulate.
var nIndex = oTargetSubform.index                    // Get the index number of the current subform or table row.
var oManager = oTargetSubform.instanceManager;          // Get the instance manager.
// Proceed if the current subform is not the first instance.
if (nIndex != 0) {
          // Move the current subform.
          var nIndexFrom = nIndex;
          var nIndexTo = nIndex - 1;
          oManager.moveInstance(nIndexFrom, nIndexTo);
          // Fire the form calculations.
          if (bCalc == true) {
          // Execute all the form calculations.
          xfa.form.recalculate(1);
} else {
          xfa.host.messageBox(message,"Move Item", 3);
// END OF DO NOT MODIFY
Formular1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Tabelle3.Zeile1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Teilformularsch altflächeNachUnten1::click - (JavaScript, client)
   This button will move the current instance of the repeating subform or table row down one position.
   bCalc: Flag - true if the moved instance might be referenced by other calculations, otherwise false.
   message: The error message displayed.
var bCalc = true;
var message = "Das aktuelle Objekt kann nicht nach unten verschoben werden, da es sich bereits an letzter Stelle befindet.";
// DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE BEYOND THIS POINT - 9.0.0.2.20101008.1.725030.725025 - Subform_Instance_Controls_IRM.xfo.p3
var oWrapper = this.parent.parent;          // The outer subform built in to the object, enclosing the button group.
var oTargetSubform = oWrapper.parent;          // The subform or table row the controls are intended to manipulate.
var oManager = oTargetSubform.instanceManager;          // Get the instance manager.
var nSubCount = oManager.count;                              // Get the current number of instances.
var nIndex = oTargetSubform.index                    // Get the index number of the current subform or table row.
// Proceed if the current subform is not the last instance.
if ((nIndex + 1) < nSubCount) {
          // Move the current subform.
          var nIndexFrom = nIndex;
          var nIndexTo = nIndex + 1;
          oManager.moveInstance(nIndexFrom, nIndexTo);
          // Fire the form calculations.
          if (bCalc == true) {
          // Execute all the form calculations.
          xfa.form.recalculate(1);
} else {
          xfa.host.messageBox(message,"Move Item", 3);
// END OF DO NOT MODIFY
Formular1.#subform[1].#subform[2].Tabelle3.Zeile1::indexChange - (JavaScript, both)
//{{Adobe LiveCycle Designer Generated Code Begin}} - row shading script. Don't modify it!
var Freqs=[1,1];
var Colors=["255,255,255","255,255,255"];
var nFreqSize = 0;
for (var i=0; i<Freqs.length; i++)
nFreqSize += Freqs[i];
var nRelIndex = this.index % nFreqSize + 1;
for (var nRun=0; nRun<Freqs.length; nRun++)
   if (nRelIndex>Freqs[nRun])
        nRelIndex -= Freqs[nRun];
   else
      this.border.fill.color.value = Colors[nRun];
      break;
//{{Adobe LiveCycle Designer Generated Code End}} - row shading script.
Formular1.TABELLEN1.#subform[2].Tabelle4.Zeile1::indexChange - (JavaScript, both)
//{{Adobe LiveCycle Designer Generated Code Begin}} - row shading script. Don't modify it!
var Freqs=[1,1];
var Colors=["255,255,255","255,255,255"];
var nFreqSize = 0;
for (var i=0; i<Freqs.length; i++)
nFreqSize += Freqs[i];
var nRelIndex = this.index % nFreqSize + 1;
for (var nRun=0; nRun<Freqs.length; nRun++)
   if (nRelIndex>Freqs[nRun])
        nRelIndex -= Freqs[nRun];
   else
      this.border.fill.color.value = Colors[nRun];
      break;
//{{Adobe LiveCycle Designer Generated Code End}} - row shading script.

Problems submitting form with Adobe Reader X?

Our agency created a PDF fillable form, and recently three respondants using Adobe Reader X (on PCs) have contacted us to say that the submit button is not working and they are unable to save the contents of the form to a file on their computer. The Forms Central Forum had said Adobe 8.0 or higher would support the fillable form, so we are surprised to be running into this. Has anyone else encountered this problem and found the solution? Is there a step we are missing? Thank you!

@melissasnider : make sure that the form filler are using Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader or Acrobat Mobile to fill up the form. Any other PDF viewers doesn't support the submission functionality. More information can be found here : http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-2653.
Hope this helps
Gen

How do I NOT allow a PDF Fillable form I've created to be saved?

I just got XI Pro ... I've never had a pro version before. A co-worker who has used pro for ages (but has an older version) showed me how to make it so that a PDF filled form could be saved by another user. However, in the version I have it seems that the ability for another user to save a PDF filled form is automatic ... I can't figure out how to shut it off.
Our PDF fillable forms will be on our website, but we DO NOT WANT a user to be able to save the filled or the blank form. Looking for a PRINT-ONLY option once it's been filled out.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks!

This was recent;y discussed here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/5881211
There was a major change made with Reader 11 that allows it to save filled-in forms, add all sorts of comments/markups, and some other things without the document needing to be Reader-enabled, unlike all previous versions. This is what you're noticing. So the best you can do is attempt to clear the fields when the document is saved and/or when it's opened.

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