Adobe acrobat reader 7.0 User Manual

 

An Adobe PDF form is an electronic-based document that can collect data from a user and 
then send that data via email or the web. A PDF form can contain static or interactive 
form fields; interactive form fields let the user fill in the form using their computer, while 
static form fields must be printed and filled in by hand. Users who fill in a PDF form that 
contains interactive form fields using Adobe Acrobat Professional or Adobe Acrobat 
Standard can save their form data along with the PDF form; Adobe Reader users can save 
only a blank copy of the PDF form, unless the form author added special usage rights.

It's easy to create electronic PDF forms using Adobe Designer or Adobe Acrobat 
Professional. You can design and create an entirely new form, or you can quickly convert 
your existing paper and electronic forms to PDF and then add PDF form fields.

There are three types of Adobe PDF forms: 

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Fill-and-print PDF forms are typically digital presentations of paper forms. Fill-and-print 
forms may contain interactive form fields or static form fields; either way, the user must 
manually deliver the form, such as via postal mail or fax machine.

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Submit-by-email PDF forms contain a button that either extracts the form data from the 
PDF form and attaches that data to an email message or attaches the complete PDF 
document.

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Submit on-line PDF forms contain a button that sends the form data to an on-line 
repository, such as a database.