Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional - Manual (Page 226)

Creating Import Data buttons
You can use the Import Form Data action to enable users to fill out common form fields,
such as name and email address, with data imported from another form. Users can also use
the Import Data button to populate common form fields with their personal profile
information. Only form fields that match are updated. Those that do not match are
ignored. Before you create an Import Form Data action, you must have set up a form with
common information form fields from which the data will be exported. (See
Creating a
spreadsheet from form data .)
Note: The Import Form Data action searches for the data file from which to import data in
different locations in Windows than on Mac OS. In Windows, the Import Form Data
action searches the Acrobat or Acrobat Reader folder, the current folder, the System
folder, the Windows folder, My Documents/Adobe/Acrobat, and the folders that are in the
PATH statement. On Mac OS, the Import Form Data action searches the Acrobat or
Acrobat Reader folder and the System Preferences folder.
To create an Import Data button:
1. On the Forms toolbar, select the Button tool, and create a button. (See Creating interactive
buttons .)
2. Double-click the button to open the Button Properties dialog box.
3. Click the Actions tab, and select Mouse Up from the Select Trigger menu.
4. Select Import Form Data from the Select Action menu, and then click Add.
5. Locate and select an FDF file, and click Select.
6. Click OK to accept the selections.
7. Click another tab in the Button Properties dialog box to continue defining properties for
the button, or click Close.