Recommended: “Place Fields by Hand” because you then are able to create your own fields. This screen enables you to identify forms fields on your existing document, either “Run auto field detection” or “Place fields by hand”.

Once you have selected your existing document, then select Next to move on to Identify form fields. If you have to import the file (if the file is different than the file in which you are currently working), then select “Import file from file system”. If it is the current document, then select “Use the current document”. Next, you will locate the document that you would like to turn into a form it may be the current document you have open or a new document. pdf file*).Ī new window appears and you will select what type of form you would like to create, such as “Start with an electronic document”. Select Create New Form (*You may start here if you are using a pre-made template in Adobe or if your file is an original. Select the drop down menu for Forms located on the Task toolbar. Make sure that you are working with the original file and not one that has already been modified. If your file is already a form it will look like the image below. Make sure that your file is not already created as a form you want to work with the original file. pdf and in that case you will open up your. the newest, version 8)Ĭhoose your file from the locations available. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Professional you may want to complete the workshop in a lab on campus that has Professional installed. You must have Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 to follow along with this workshop on your own computer. Receive and send back completed forms (Recipients).Receive completed forms and house data sets.Distribute forms using your personal email (or save and email later).Select original documents and create PDF files.In this workshop, you will be introduced to the basics of Adobe Acrobat Forms (for PC). By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

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