Operation Manual

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Forms
Last updated 4/7/2015
Add a button to an Acrobat DC PDF form
1 Make sure you are in edit mode by selecting To o l s > Prepare Form, and then select Button in the toolbar. Your
curser becomes a cross hair.
2 On the page, click where you want to add the button to create a button with the default size. For a custom size button,
drag a rectangle to define the size of the button.
3 Double-click the button field, and then specify a name, tool tip text, and other common properties.
4 Click the Appearance tab, and then specify options to determine the button appearance on the page. Remember, if
you select a background color, you are not able to see through to any images behind the button. The text options
affect the label you specify in the Options tab, not the button name in the General tab.
Note: If Enable Right-To-Left Language Options is selected in the International panel of the Preferences dialog box, the
Appearance tab includes options for changing the digit style and text direction for buttons.
5 Click the Options tab, and select options to determine how labels and icons appear on the button.
6 Click the Actions tab. Specify options to determine what happens when the button is clicked, such as jumping to a
different page or playing a media clip.
7 Click Close.
If you’re creating a set of buttons, you can snap the object to grid lines or guides.
Add a submit button
When you distribute a form, Acrobat DC automatically checks the form. If it doesn’t find a submit button, it adds a
Submit Form button to the document message bar. Users can click the Submit Form button to send completed forms
back to you. If you don’t plan to use the Submit Form button created by Acrobat DC, you can add a custom submit
button to your form.
1 If you are not in form editing mode, choose To o l s > Prepare Form.
2 Using the Button tool , drag across the area where you want the button to appear. Double-click the button and
set options in the General and Options tabs.
3 In the Options tab, choose an option in the Layout menu for the button label, icon image, or both. Do one or both
of the following:
• Type text in the Label box to identify the button as a submit button.
• Click Choose Icon and either type the path to an image file or click Browse and locate the image file you want to
use.
4 In the Actions tab, choose Submit A Form in the Select Action menu, and then click Add.
5 In the Submit Form Selections dialog box, do one of the following:
• To collect form data on a server, type the location in the Enter a URL for this link box. For example,
http://www.[domain]/[folder]/[subfolder]/ for an Internet address or \\[server]\[folder]\[subfolder]\ for a
location on a local network.
• To collect form data as attachments to email, type mailto: followed by the email address. For example,
mailto:[e-mail].
6 Select options for Export Format, Field Selection, and Date Options, and click OK.
Note: If the data returns in FDF or XFDF format, the server URL must end with the #FDF suffix—for example,
http://myserver/cgi-bin/myscript#FDF.