Join Claudia McCue for an in-depth discussion in this video Enabling Reader users, part of Acrobat X: Creating Forms.
I have this form opened in Adobe Reader.…I have the little purple bar up here that tells me that this is a fillable form,…but I have some bad news over here on the left.…It says, Please Fill out the form, but You cannot save data typed into this form.…Please print your completed form if you want to copy for your records.…I thought we are all trying to go paperless.…So what's going on here?…There is a limitation to what Reader can do, after all it's free.…By default it can't save a filled out form.…If you started filling out this form and then saved it and closed it, opened it…again, everything you had put in there would evaporate, and that's what this…means by saying, you can't save data typed into this form.…
This is pretty bad news.…But we're not stuck with this.…You as a user of Acrobat Pro can change this.…It's really very simple.…It's one of those things that sort of hiding in plain sight.…Here's how you enable a form so that a Reader user can save the data.…Go to File>Save As>Reader Extended PDF and then choose Enable Additional…
Author
Claudia McCue
Released
2/16/2012- Designing forms in multiple applications
- Creating and editing fields
- Using auto-recognition
- Adding buttons and check boxes
- Creating and adding artwork
- Performing math in a form
- Creating an order form
- Securing forms with passwords and digital signatures
- Distributing forms via email or Acrobat.com
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome50s
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1. Designing Forms
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Designing forms in Word7m 32s
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Designing forms in InDesign11m 27s
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Looking at a finished PDF1m 39s
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Enabling Reader users2m 38s
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2. Creating and Editing Form Fields
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Using auto-recognition2m 36s
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Understanding fields4m 32s
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Designing for neatness4m 51s
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Creating text fields9m 8s
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Creating check boxes4m 19s
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Creating radio buttons4m 21s
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Creating list boxes3m 39s
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Creating dropdown boxes1m 43s
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Introducing buttons2m 19s
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Activating buttons3m 40s
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Using show/hide fields7m 45s
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Creating signature fields2m 48s
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Duplicating fields3m 4s
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Multiple fields3m 6s
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Editing forms5m 12s
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Reading barcodes2m 14s
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3. Performing Math
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Creating an order form3m 41s
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4. Securing Forms
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Setting passwords4m 20s
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5. Distributing and Managing
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Reducing file size1m 17s
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Distributing with email3m 13s
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Managing data with Excel1m 56s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 19s
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