Operation Manual

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Forms
Last updated 4/7/2015
Fill in interactive forms
An interactive form contains fields that you can select or fill in.
A Purple message bar indicates presence of fillable fields. B When clicked, shows where fillable fields exist.
1 If necessary, right-click the document, and select either the Hand Tool or the Select Tool from the pop-up menu.
The pointer changes to a different icon as you move it over a field. For example, the Hand tool changes to an I-
beam when you can type text into the form field. Some text fields are dynamic, meaning that they automatically
resize to accommodate the amount of data you enter and can span across pages.
2 (Optional) To make form fields easier to identify, click the Highlight Existing Fields button on the document
message bar. Form fields appear with a colored background (light blue by default), and all required form fields are
outlined in another color (red by default).
3 Click to select options, such as radio buttons. Click inside a text field to type.
Press Tab to move for ward or Shift+Tab to move backward.
4 When finished, click the submit button to either send the data to a server or create an email to send the data. The
submit button can appear in the purple message bar at the top of the form or in the form content.
For troubleshooting tips on completing forms, see Troubleshooting forms .
Fill in flat forms with the Fill & Sign tools
A flat form does not have interactive fields. However, you can use the Fill & Sign tools to add text and other symbols
anywhere on the form. For instructions, see
Fill out your PDF form.
Fill in flat forms in a browser
A common way to view a PDF form is in a web browser, for example, when you click a link on a website. If the form
does not contain interactive fields, you can use the Fill & Sign tools to fill out the form. Save the form on your computer,
and then open it directly in Acrobat DC or Acrobat Reader DC. For instructions, see
Fill out your PDF form.