Adobe Acrobat XI and LiveCycle

[Guest]

I need to create a dynamic table within a form so I can add rows to a table as needed for the form. Can I do this in Acrobat XI Pro or do I need LiveCycle? How do I get a copy of LiveCycle?

Can I have static parts of the form and a dynamic table?

Thank you!

[DimitriM]

Hi Sarah,

Yes, in order to have a dynamic table that you can add/subtract rows you must use LiveCycle Designer.  Here is the Adobe LCD page-

Download Livecycle designer tool | Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 4

Yes, you can have both static and dynamic parts in a LiveCycle PDF form.  If you have never used LiveCycle Designer there are some tutorials at this link-

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/filter/search&keywords=LiveCycle+Designer&channel=tutorials&categ...

A lot of that content is quite dated because I don't think Adobe is creating any new content for LiveCycle anymore- they seem to not want to steer people to use LiveCycle for creating PDF forms anymore.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri

pdfscripting.com 

[Guest]

If Adobe isn’t using LiveCycle anymore, what is their solution for dynamic forms?

[DimitriM]

In terms of a dynamic table Adobe does not have anything on offer to replace LiveCycle dynamic PDF forms.  In Acrobat, the only feature that offers some dynamic capability is to use Templates.  Templates are a way to add/copy new pages to a PDF, but only whole new pages( with all the fields too from the page being copied). But it does not offer the grow/flow capability of LiveCycle.  For example, if you were filling in a form and it asked if you need more room continue on the backside, etc., with a template you could have a button that created a new copy of the page to the form so the extra data could be entered in the added section. In your case, templates would not be helpful since you want a dynamic table, not to add new pages.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri

pdfscripting.com