Operation Manual

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USING ACROBAT 9 STANDARD
Forms
Last updated 9/30/2011
Flat form To enable the Typewriter tool, choose Tools > Typewriter > Enable Typewriter Tool In Adobe Reader. This
option displays the Typewriter toolbar in a purple message bar when the form is opened in either Acrobat or Reader.
If the form is opened in a browser, the Typewriter toolbar appears instead.
The Typewriter tool is enabled for the current form only. When you create a different form, redo this task to enable
Reader users to use the Typewriter tool.
Save forms
• To save the completed form, choose File > Save As and rename the file.
• To allow Reader users to save the data they typed, choose Advanced > Extend Forms Fill In & Save in Adobe Reader.
For limitations on saving filled-in forms locally, see
“Enable Reader users to save form data” on page 174.
Print forms
1 Click the Print button , or choose File > Print.
2 Choose a printer from the menu at the top of the Print dialog box.
3 In the Comments And Forms menu in the upper-right area of the Print dialog box, choose one of the following,
and then click OK:
• (Interactive or flat form) To print the form and the typed entries, choose Document. This option prints text
you’ve typed using the Typewriter tool.
• (Interactive or flat form) To print the form, the typed entries, and any comments on the form, choose Document
And Markups. This option prints text you’ve typed using the Typewriter tool.
• (Interactive form only) To print only the typed entries and not the form itself, choose Form Fields Only.
Clear forms
Clear a form in a browser
❖ Do either of the following:
• Select the reset form button, if one exists. You cannot undo this action.
• Quit the browser, and start again.
Note: Clicking the web browser’s Reload or Refresh button, the Back or Go Back button, or following a link to another
page may not completely clear the form.
Clear unsaved form entries
❖ Choose File > Revert.
Sample forms
Patti Sokol, of Sokol Consulting, created two sample forms to show the differences between a flat form and an
interactive form. Click here to see a flat form. Notice that you cannot type in the fields of a flat form. Click here to see
an interactive form. You can highlight the fields and type in them.
Be sure to read the information in the top text box of each sample form. Then move your cursor over the fields to see
what actions are available. You can also print and save the forms to your computer.