How to Do Everything Adobe Acrobat X

Create Form Fields

After you create the PDF document that’s the basis for your form, you’re ready to start creating interactive form fields. You create form fields by selecting the desired command from the Add New Fields section of the Tasks panel and defining the field area with that tool. After you define the field area, a dialog box appears with the default name and value associated with the field. After naming the field, you can choose to display all of the field’s properties, which opens another dialog box. Each field type has its own unique parameters, which you use to modify the field to suit the needs of the form you’re creating. If the form fields contain text, you can also spell-check the field. To create a form field, follow these ...