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Creating Fillable PDF form using SDK

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February 3, 2017
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Hi

I'm currently using VBA code to create a protected Word DOCX document with fillable form fields in it for user entry. I wish to convert the DOCX to a PDF form with fillable fields for emailing.

Can I do this under program control with the Acrobat SDK?

Will the SDK recognise the DOCX fillable form fields and convert those to PDF fillable fields? Is there a reference in the SDK documentation if this is possible?

If this option isn't available with the SDK are there any 3rd party options available?

Thank in advance

Allan

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Correct answer lrosenth

Acrobat does not support conversion of fillable Word forms to PDF forms – in fact, I don’t know of ANY Program that will do that.

dennis529

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I guess I see DC as Document Cloud and not necessarily as the desktop version. I have V9 on my old computer. When I upgraded the computer in January, I updated Acrobat from 10 Pro to DC. Either way I don't see how to create a form. I see FormsCentral ended. I was thinking I need to create a form in InForms.

Karl Heinz Kremer

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The way I understand the naming is that "DC" actually covers a whole range of products and services, and among them is the desktop version of "Adobe Acrobat". I think calling it Acrobat 12/13/14/15/16 would cause less confusion, but they usually don't ask me for advice

In Acrobat DC (Standard and Pro), you can create forms by using "Tools>Prepare Form" - this will then prompt you to select either your currently open document or to scan a document. Acrobat can (as previous versions did) try to recognize form fields automatically. You can turn this off or on in Acrobat's Preferences.

The user interface is very different from what you've used back in Acrobat 9, so you may have to consult some tutorials about how to use Acrobat DC to create forms.

dennis529

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Nothing fails. I am not sure where to begin. It is not like the desktop version. I don't want to start with a scan OCR form I want to start from scratch and add text and fields. When finished, create a pdf. Have people email the information or post the pdf and email it to me.

Karl Heinz Kremer

Community Expert

Acrobat DC _IS_ the desktop version. What are you using?

lrosenthCorrect answer

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Acrobat does not support conversion of fillable Word forms to PDF forms – in fact, I don’t know of ANY Program that will do that.

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allanjs4Author

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Thanks for you reply.

Can I create a fillable PDF form under program control ?

Cheers

Allan

Karl Heinz Kremer

Community Expert

You can add form fields, but you still would need to find out where you wanted to add a field. Unless you put some placeholder text into the document, you will not be able to figure out where your Word form fields originally were located.

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