I. Getting Familiar with Forms
by Angie Okamoto, Ted Padova
PDF Forms Using Acrobat® and LiveCycle® Designer Bible
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Credits
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. Getting Familiar with Forms
- 1. Taking a Tour of Acrobat Forms
- 2. Getting Started with Acrobat Forms
- 3. Knowing Form Design Standards
- 4. Creating Form Designs
- 4.1. Designing PDF Forms
- 4.2. Using Tools for Form Designs
- 4.2.1. Using Microsoft Word to design forms
- 4.2.2. Using Microsoft Excel to design forms
- 4.2.3. Using Microsoft PowerPoint as a forms designer
- 4.2.4. Using OpenOffice.org Writer as a forms designer
- 4.2.5. Using layout programs for form design
- 4.2.6. Using illustration programs to design forms
- 4.2.7. Using other programs to create forms
- 4.3. Creating PDF Files
- 4.4. Modifying Forms
- 4.5. Setting Initial Views
- 4.6. Summary
- II. Using Acrobat Forms Tools and Properties
- 5. Creating Simple Office Forms
- 6. Scanning Office Forms
- 7. Working with Form Fields
- 7.1. Understanding the Field Types
- 7.1.1. Loading the Form tools
- 7.1.2. Working with text fields
- 7.1.3. Using some common features for Form tools
- 7.1.4. Working with button fields
- 7.1.5. Working with check box fields
- 7.1.6. Working with radio button fields
- 7.1.7. Working with list boxes
- 7.1.8. Working with combo boxes
- 7.1.9. Working with digital signature fields
- 7.1.10. Working with barcode fields
- 7.1.11. Getting familiar with the Form tools
- 7.2. Naming Fields
- 7.3. Managing Fields
- 7.4. Using Rulers, Guides, and Grids
- 7.5. Filling in Forms
- 7.6. Setting Field Tab Orders
- 7.7. Summary
- 7.1. Understanding the Field Types
- 8. Working with Tables
- 9. Working with Field Properties
- 9.1. Getting to Know the Properties Window
- 9.2. Understanding Field Properties Options
- 9.2.1. Working with General properties
- 9.2.2. Assigning appearances to fields
- 9.2.3. Setting Options properties
- 9.2.4. Using Actions properties
- 9.2.4.1. Go to a page view
- 9.2.4.2. Execute a menu item
- 9.2.4.3. Import form data
- 9.2.4.4. Multimedia Operation (Acrobat 9 and later)
- 9.2.4.5. Open a file
- 9.2.4.6. Open a Web link
- 9.2.4.7. Play a sound
- 9.2.4.8. Run a JavaScript
- 9.2.4.9. Set layer visibility
- 9.2.4.10. Show/hide a field
- 9.2.4.11. Reset a form
- 9.2.4.12. Submit a form
- 9.2.5. Using the Format properties
- 9.2.6. Using Validate properties
- 9.2.7. Understanding the Calculate properties
- 9.2.8. Using Selection Change properties
- 9.2.9. Setting digital signature fields properties
- 9.2.10. Using the barcode properties
- 9.2.11. Using the Properties bar
- 9.3. Editing Multiple Fields Properties
- 9.4. Using Field Properties
- 9.5. Summary
- III. Preparing Forms for Deployment
- 10. Enabling PDF Forms for Adobe Reader
- 11. Making Forms Accessible
- 12. Using Signatures and Security
- 12.1. Understanding Digital Signatures
- 12.2. Creating Digital Signatures
- 12.3. Using Password Security
- 12.4. Summary
- 13. Working with PDF Portfolios and Layers
- IV. Managing Form Data
- 14. Working with Data
- 14.1. Deploying Forms
- 14.2. Working with Network Servers
- 14.3. Using Acrobat.com
- 14.4. Managing Data
- 14.5. Summary
- 15. Working with Field Calculations
- 15.1. Using Acrobat's Preset Formulas
- 15.2. Using Simplified Field Notation
- 15.3. Calculating Time
- 15.4. Summary
- 14. Working with Data
- V. Working with JavaScript
- 16. Introducing JavaScript
- 16.1. Getting Started with Acrobat JavaScript
- 16.2. Learning JavaScript
- 16.3. Filing Scripts
- 16.4. Summary
- 17. Creating Simple JavaScripts
- 17.1. Creating Application Alerts
- 17.2. Managing Field Behaviors
- 17.3. Creating Form Submission Scripts
- 17.4. Using Scripts for Printing
- 17.5. Creating Document Viewing Scripts
- 17.6. Summary
- 18. Creating Advanced JavaScripts
- 18.1. Adding Annotations
- 18.2. Writing Calculation Scripts
- 18.3. Custom Formatting Fields
- 18.4. Creating Application Response Dialog Boxes
- 18.5. Working with Optional Content Groups
- 18.6. Summary
- 19. Creating JavaScripts for Acrobat Users
- 16. Introducing JavaScript
- VI. Getting Started with LiveCycle Designer
- 20. Using LiveCycle Designer on the Macintosh
- 21. Introducing LiveCycle Designer
- 22. Getting Familiar with the Designer Workspace
- 22.1. Getting Familiar with the LiveCycle Designer Environment
- 22.2. Customizing the Workspace
- 22.3. Summary
- VII. Creating XML Forms
- 23. Designing Forms in LiveCycle Designer ES
- 23.1. Creating New Forms from Blank Pages
- 23.2. Creating a Form Based on a Template
- 23.3. Importing a PDF Document
- 23.4. Summary
- 24. Working with Designer's Form Fields and Objects
- 24.1. Adding Fields and Objects to a Form
- 24.1.1. Using the drag and drop metaphor
- 24.1.2. Stamping fields and objects
- 24.1.3. Drawing fields and objects
- 24.1.4. Copying fields and objects
- 24.1.5. Using the Insert menu to add objects
- 24.1.6. Using the Tools toolbar to add objects
- 24.1.7. Duplicating fields and objects
- 24.1.8. Using Copy Multiple
- 24.1.9. Selecting and aligning objects
- 24.1.10. Grouping fields and objects
- 24.2. Examining the Object Library Palette
- 24.3. Creating Custom Library Objects
- 24.4. Form Fragments
- 24.5. Adding Fields and Objects to Master Pages
- 24.6. Using the Object Editor
- 24.7. Summary
- 24.1. Adding Fields and Objects to a Form
- 25. Working with Objects
- 25.1. Formatting Field Objects Appearances
- 25.2. Setting Field Object Properties
- 25.3. Setting Tab Orders
- 25.4. Summary
- 23. Designing Forms in LiveCycle Designer ES
- VIII. Creating Dynamic Forms with LiveCycle Designer
- 26. Creating Dynamic XML Forms
- 27. Working with Tables
- 28. Working with Subforms
- 28.1. Creating Subforms
- 28.2. Creating User-Controlled Dynamic Forms
- 28.3. Testing Forms and Previewing XML Data in Dynamic Forms
- 28.4. Summary
- IX. Working with Data and Scripts
- 29. Introducing LiveCycle Designer Scripting
- 30. Deploying Forms
- 31. Working with Data
- 32. Examining Some Dynamic Forms
- 32.1. Working with Designer's Tutorials
- 32.2. Examining the Sample Forms
- 32.2.1. Copying the Sample files
- 32.2.2. Examining the Dunning Notice form
- 32.2.3. Examining the E-ticket form
- 32.2.4. Examining the Form Guide
- 32.2.5. Examining the Grant Application form
- 32.2.6. Examining the Purchase Order form
- 32.2.7. Examining the Scripting form
- 32.2.8. Examining the SubformSet forms
- 32.2.9. Examining the Tax Receipt form
- 32.3. Exploring Sample Forms Online
- 32.4. Summary
- 33. Working with Databases
- 34. Introducing LiveCycle Enterprise Suite
- 34.1. Examining a Process
- 34.2. Getting an Overview of LiveCycle ES
- 34.3. Taking a Tour of LiveCycle Workspace ES
- 34.4. Optimizing Designer Forms–Server Deployment
- 34.5. Summary
- 35. Getting More Help with LiveCycle Designer
- A. Using the CD-ROM
- Wiley Publishing, Inc. End-User License Agreement
This part begins with an overview of forms, forms designs, and how to convert original designs from authoring application documents to PDF. We start in Chapter 1 by walking you through steps to create and deploy a form. Remaining chapters in this part cover forms design issues and standards. Much of the content in this section applies to both Acrobat Forms and LiveCycle Designer XML forms.
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