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Creating Fillable PDF form using SDK

New Here ,
Feb 02, 2017 Feb 02, 2017

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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Adobe Employee , Feb 03, 2017 Feb 03, 2017

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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Adobe Employee ,
Feb 03, 2017 Feb 03, 2017

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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New Here ,
Feb 05, 2017 Feb 05, 2017

Thanks for you reply.

Can I create a fillable PDF form under program control ?

Cheers

Allan

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Community Expert ,
Feb 07, 2017 Feb 07, 2017

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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Community Beginner ,
Apr 11, 2017 Apr 11, 2017

With Older version of desktop Acrobat you could create a form and fields from a blank screen.  That ability is no longer available in Acrobat DC.  What product can I use to create a form and make a fillable PDF?

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Community Expert ,
Apr 11, 2017 Apr 11, 2017

You can still do that. What exactly are the steps you are performing, and what fails?

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 11, 2017 Apr 11, 2017

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.

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Community Expert ,
Apr 11, 2017 Apr 11, 2017

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

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 11, 2017 Apr 11, 2017

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.

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Community Expert ,
Apr 12, 2017 Apr 12, 2017
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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.

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