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 Using Acrobat 'Forms' for Data Gathering
Author: Andrew Everest
Date:Friday, 9th Jul 2004 16:22
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Category:Computers and Software
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Anybody can give me the benefit of their experiences with Acrobat Forms.

I am labouring under the impression that with the latest generation of Adobe PDF technology it is possible to distribute a form type document for the purposes of data collection, which can be edited by the recipient, (e.g the form filled in) and returned to me and then processed further.

I am not at all familair with this aspect of Acrobat.

Does this need the Acrobat form to be mounted online and then have some kind of dynamic link to a back end database as they enter their data, or can 'Formed' documents be sent as email to eb filled in and returned and what is the process here.

What do you need at either end, and certainly at the recipient end can someone confirm they won't need a degree in computer science

Can an older acrobat document be turned into a 'dynamic' / 'interactive form'

Searching for a guide in the badlands of ignorance.

If anybody can get back to me between now and end of Monday, you will be of great assistance in helping me to determine whether I can use this technology succesfully in advance of a decision deadline

Thanks in advance for all contributions

Andrew Everest



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  Using Acrobat 'Forms' for Data Gathering
Anybody can give me the benefit of their experiences with Acrobat Forms. I am labouring under the impression that with the ...
Andrew Everest 09/07/04 16:22 29300
   Re: Using Acrobat 'Forms' for Data Gathering
Hi Andrew, I've been struggling with this one too. So far, I've found that you are 'supposed' to be able to create ...
Rob 12/07/04 14:46 29322
   Re: Using Acrobat 'Forms' for Data Gathering
Hi ya To create the forms, you need the full version of Acrobat Distiller software (v. expensive £XXX's). Creating the forms are ...
Glen Gilchrist 12/07/04 12:55 29320

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