Adobe Acrobat 8 3D - Manual (Page 220)

213 ADOBE ACROBAT 3D VERSION 8
User Guide
Note: PDF form fields that were created in Acrobat Professional can be modified in LiveCycle Designer, but PDF form
fields that were created in LiveCycle Designer can’t be modified in Acrobat Professional.
See also
“Using Acrobat versus LiveCycle Designer (Windows)” on page 207
About the Create New Forms wizard
The Create New Forms wizard initiates the process of creating a form in LiveCycle Designer. Forms saved in
LiveCycle Designer can be opened and distributed in Acrobat, but you cannot use the Acrobat Forms toolbar or
other Acrobat forms features to edit a LiveCycle Designer form.
There are several ways to start the Create New Forms wizard from the Acrobat work area: from the Acrobat Forms
menu, the Acrobat File menu, or from the Forms page of the Getting Started window, by clicking Browse The
Template Library or Create New Form.
Each page in the wizard contains complete instructions on how to proceed. For information on how to edit forms in
LiveCycle Designer, refer to LiveCycle Designer Help by starting the LiveCycle Designer application and choosing
Help > Adobe LiveCycle Designer Help.
Enable Reader users to save form data
Ordinarily, Reader users can’t save filled-in copies of forms that they complete. However, you can extend rights to
Reader users so they have the ability to do so. These extended rights also include the ability to add comments, use
the Typewriter tool, and digitally sign the PDF.
1 Choose Advanced > Enable User Rights In Adobe Reader.
2 Read the instructions that appear, and then click Save Now.
These extended privileges are limited to the current PDF. When you create a different PDF form, you must perform
this task again if you want to enable Reader users to save their own filled-in copies of that PDF.
Creating secure PDF forms
PDF forms can be secured in the same ways and by the same methods as other PDFs. Security can be especially
important when sensitive information is included in the form.
See also
“Securing PDFs” on page 263
“About digital IDs” on page 253
Make Adobe PDF forms accessible (Acrobat)
You can make form fields accessible to vision- and motion-challenged users by adding tags to the PDF and by
properly structuring it. In addition, you can use the Tooltip form field property to provide the user with information
about the field or to provide instructions. For example, using the Tooltip property’s value, the screen reader could
say “Your name.” Without the Tooltip property, a screen reader simply names the type of form field.
1 If necessary, choose Forms > Edit Form In Acrobat, and make sure that the Select Object tool is selected.