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laurenl29973783
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May 11, 2019
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PDF form convert all content to one page for client to review, form will not open otherwise on macs

  • May 11, 2019
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I need help to know how I can send a PDF form with multiple pages/tabs into a single page summary PDF so clients can review content before submission. Its a government interactve form and if I send as a form it wont open on macs easy. So I have seen it done where all pages are summaried and the tabs are locked in the form. Any advice on ho to do this would be appreciated.

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
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May 11, 2019

laurenl29973783  wrote

I need help to know how I can send a PDF form with multiple pages/tabs

Hi Lauren,

What software are you using to create a PDF form with tabs? Or am I misunderstanding you use of the word?

~ Jane

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laurenl29973783Author
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May 15, 2019

Hi Jane,

Thank you for your post. Little more info. I have a Dynamic XML Form, which once it is filled it is difficult to email to clients as it only opens on window computers and not mobile devices. I think what I need to do is convert it to a static page so the mulitple forms in the one document are frozen and content is all listed for review. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro, but dont know much about the program. Any help is much appreciated!

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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May 11, 2019

There are a couple of things you could do.

1.  Create a summary page form that copies data from all the other pages. Then flatten that form before sending

2.  Use the Report object in Acrobat JavaScript to create a script for making a summary page. 

     Here's an article on using the report object:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/building-pdf-reports-with-javascript

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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laurenl29973783Author
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May 15, 2019

Hi Thom,

Thank you for your post. Little more info. I have a Dynamic XML Form, which once it is filled it is difficult to email to clients as it only opens on window computers and not mobile devices. I think what I need to do is convert it to a static page so the mulitple forms in the one document are frozen and content is all listed for review. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro, but dont know much about the program. Any help is much appreciated!

I am not advanced, regarding your post above how would I do a summary page

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May 15, 2019

You need to tell your recipients to open in Reader. This is just as easy in Mac as Windows, but you have to motivate and support your users to do it.

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