Chapter 2. Getting Started with Acrobat Forms
Before we jump into forms design and use Adobe software to create forms, let's first look at the forms industry and try to develop an understanding for why electronic forms, and in particular Acrobat forms, are a viable resource for any business.
We know we're probably preaching to the choir. After all, if you purchased this book, you probably know the value of creating electronic forms and collecting form data electronically.
We want to start this chapter with a little foundation to help put things in perspective, in case you need to fight any battles at the office. Although we all understand the value of electronic forms, we know that our opinions are not shared by everyone. Therefore, a little analysis of the forms industry and where we are today with paper versus electronic forms can be useful information.
Understanding the Forms Industry
Over the past four decades, people have commented about the paperless office with some notion that we may eventually experience this phenomenon. What is much more common among office workers is the belief that we are producing more paper in businesses than before the computer revolution. Today, people in the business and government sectors believe we have seen quantum leaps in paper production to sustain office operations.
About a decade ago, we looked ...
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