Join Claudia McCue for an in-depth discussion in this video Managing data with Excel, part of Acrobat X: Creating Forms.
This simple form has been sent out via email and when the recipients fill…out the form and then click Submit, it's going to launch their Desktop Email Application.…Let's see what's going on under the hood because of that Submit button.…The Submit button has been set to Submit a form, and let's look at the method.…It's asking to send it to this email address, and then the FDF Include, what…this means is Forms Data Format.…Essentially, it's just going to pull out the data, not the whole PDF, but just…the data that's in the fields, and that's a very small file.…
It's going to attach that FDF file to the email that comes back to the…initiator of the form.…So let's look at what that looks like when it comes back to the initiator of the…form and that would be me.…When I go to Tools and I choose More Form Options>Manage Data, I can choose…this, which is very handy, Merge Data Files into Spreadsheet.…So I go looking for all those FDF files that I've saved and they're in this Data folder.…See they're very small, let's look at the size, 1K.…
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2/17/2012- 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
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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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