Adobe Acrobat Professional form fields and data management

Training Provided by XChange Training UK Acrobat 6 can be used to collect and archive form data. The data can be stored in PDFs or integrated with databases. Data can be submitted online though any common CGI language. All this means document producers can create correctly formatted, secure forms that can be widely distributed then filled in and submitted using the free Adobe Reader. This approach is being pioneered by many government agencies for tasks ranging from tax declarations to gathering census information. In this course, we look at creating PDFs with form fields and submit functions as well as collecting and integrating data collected from PDF files. We set a simple web-based workflow that shows you the different ways you can submit and collect data entered into PDF form fields and explain and demonstrate some of the key technologies involved such as POST submits, CGI and FDF. By the end of this course, you ll be able to create PDFs with form fields that can be submitted though the internet using Adobe Reader. You ll also be able to parse this data through a CGI into a simple database.

Adobe Acrobat Professional form fields and data management Overview
-Understanding the different features of the Acrobat Family: Professional, Standard, Elements, and Adobe Reader
-What you need to create an interactive workflow with Acrobat & PDF

PDF Creation and Adobe Acrobat Distiller
-Using Desktop Publishing software or Microsoft Word to lay out a page to contain form fields
-Acrobat's methods for creating PDFs
-Creating a PDF from the Print dialog...
-Understanding Distiller's settings
-Creating PDFs for electronic distrubution via different media: CD-ROM, Intranet, Internet etc.

Form Fields
-Acrobat s different types of form field
-Placing form fields on a PDF document: text fields, check boxes, radio buttons, combo boxes, list boxes, etc.
-Setting up field parameters for data sumbission
-Submit buttons
-Digital Signatures

Capturing Information
-Capturing information online or offline using intelligent forms: the differences
-Internet: Understanding how PDF communicates with CGI
-Simple example CGI for data collection into an online database

Interactive Elements
-Creating interactive document navigation
-Navigating into and out of PDF documents with links

Distributing PDF files
-Creating secure access levels in PDFs
-Optimising PDFs at document creation
-Optimising PDFs using Acrobat's optimisation tools

Accessibility
-Optimising PDFs for accessibility form

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