Adobe Acrobat 8 3D - Manual (Page 203)

196 ADOBE ACROBAT 3D VERSION 8
User Guide
• Save and email the form (if enabled by the form creator).
• Print and mail the form.
2 To return a noninteractive form, do one of the following:
• If you filled in the form with the Typewriter tool, print and mail the form.
• Print the form, fill it in by hand, and mail it.
See also
“Fill in and clear a form” on page 201
Create a form
The Create New Form wizard guides you through creating a PDF form from a template (Windows only), an
electronic document, spreadsheet data, or a scanned paper document.
1 Click Forms on the toolbar, and choose Create New Form.
2 Select the source for the PDF form, and click Continue.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Forms created with the wizard are LiveCycle Designer forms. To create an Acrobat form instead, choose Forms >
Run Form Field Recognition.
See also
“Creating new forms” on page 212
Edit a form
Depending upon how a PDF form was created, you can edit it in either Acrobat or LiveCycle Designer (Windows
only).
Note: (Windows) PDF forms created in Acrobat can be edited in LiveCycle Designer, but those created or edited in
LiveCycle Designer cannot be edited in Acrobat.
1 Open a PDF form.
2 Choose Forms > Edit Form In Designer or Edit Form In Acrobat.
3 Add or modify form fields and field properties as desired.
See also
“Create form fields in Acrobat” on page 214
Distribute a form
After you create a PDF form, you can distribute it by using the Distribute Form wizard.
Note: To use the wizard, the form must contain a submit button.
1 Open the desired form.
2 Click the Forms button on the Tasks toolbar, and choose Distribute Form.