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About_PDF_Forms
| About PDF Forms
What is a PDF form? Most people are aware of PDF files, but did
you know that you can also turn a PDF file into a form that can
be filled-in online? A PDF form could work the same way as any
form that you may have filled-in on the web - just click, type
in your info into the fields, and submit.
Why use a PDF Form? Anyone who has experienced designing a form
in HTML knows that it can be a challenge. Creating the layout
can be time-consuming and it will never look exactly like the
printed version. PDF forms have all of the functionality of an
HTML form, such as submitting data to a database or populating a
PDF form from a database. In addition,
PDF forms have the following advantages:
can be created using any page layout software from Microsoft
Word to Adobe Illustrator, then convert to PDF. can be made to
look exactly like the printed version of the form, therefore
making them more appealing to clients who may be reluctant to
fill-in an online form. can be created using existing scanned
paper forms. are easily printable. are easily updated. allow
data to be processed using any web programming language such ASP
or CFML. can be filled-in using the free Acrobat Reader
software. Where can I see an example of a PDF Form? We are often
asked this question. So we decided to put an example on our web
site for you to try out. click here to try a PDF Form (requires
Acrobat Reader 5.0).
Just fill-in the form and submit the data! The form was created
in MS Word, converted to PDF using PDFMaker (comes with Acrobat
5.0), the form fields were created using Acrobat 5.0, and the
web programming was done in ASP.
Documedia web design
consultant
About the author:
Dominic Lachance is the Co-Founder and Vice-President of
Documédia a company specialized in the integration of technology
and businesss process as well as the training relative to the
use of these new technologies. He has also trained hundreds of
people in the use of new technologies for the web, print and
digital video industry
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