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sheelakr
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August 29, 2016
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Can I Design a form Using Adobe FrameMaker? (Was "Adobe framemaker")

  • August 29, 2016
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Can i Design a form Using Adobe frameamker? I need to design a form With All Html controls like Textbox Checkbox with all.

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    Known Participant
    May 16, 2017

    Search for the document titled "Cooking up Enhanced PDF with pdfmark Recipes"

    sheelakr
    sheelakrAuthor
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    August 30, 2016

    I Have already Designed in Adobe Acrobat Professional and made as Fillable PDF. But In Frame Maker I am Not Able to import and get HTML with Design and Controls. Can you Help me on this please

    Barb Binder
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    Community Expert
    August 30, 2016

    FrameMaker does not have form controls.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Bob_Niland
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    August 30, 2016

    Microtype's Timesavers product is another long-standing solution (and not one that I've ever needed, as I've only ever needed to generate forms filled out by hand).

    I might add that for a very small number of PDF forms, that are assured to never need revision, FM layout with AcroPro touch up may be both the fastest and cheapest thing to do, unless one already has competence with another tool at hand (like ID) that can do the whole job.

    When the form count rises, or even one already completed form needs revision, an automated or semi-automated workflow is needed. I presume that Shlomo's tool set provides that.

    Barb Binder
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    Community Expert
    August 29, 2016

    You can design the form structure in FrameMaker: the text, the formatting, the lines and boxes. but you will need to activate the form fields in Adobe Acrobat Professional.

    As a side note. you can fully design the forms and activate forms fields in InDesign—which makes the process much easier.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training