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Hi, Jim I'm curious - how time intensive is it to use Acrobat 6 as the artwork software for your forms? I've used apps like Form Flow and that make it pretty easy to draw boxes, lines, etc. I haven't used Acrobat 6 yet but I know that Acrobat 5 doesn't seem to let me "add" text that isn't there - just modify existing static text. I'm looking into artwork solutions for our forms department and, to be honest, never even considered "drawing" with Acrobat. Do you have experience with this? Mark -----Original Message----- From: James Plante [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 22, 2004 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PDF-Forms] Forms Design program on the Mac? PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ __________________________________________________________________ Hey, y'all, How about Acrobat 6 Professional for a forms design tool? Most forms consist of a letterhead or logo at the top (make a button, import the icon; if you do it a lot, make a stamp out of the logo). Field entry prompts (use the touch-up text tool). Data fields (no-brainer). Maybe some drop-downs (nother no-brainer) or pick lists (also part of Acro6). Fields that display results. Maybe a signature. And a warning that you'll be fired, prosecuted, or forfeit stuff if you lie. Acro 6 Pro has some hidden "features" designed to test your knowledge of Anglo-Saxon english language derivatives, but overall it works well for all but the most complex forms. There's a grid; line drawing tools; touch-up text tool -- just about all you'll need for anything but complex docs. To get a blank PDF page to work on, just open a blank doc in your word processor, save it, and make a PDF out of it; open that with Acro6 and do your thing. You can also create a new blank doc from the JS console. If you have a form that requires extreme complexity, do it in any vector drawing program, save it as a .JPG or PNG, and open it in Acrobat. Place the form fields, write the JavaScripts, and you're finished. If you use Illustrator, it works nicely with Acro6, and you can jump back and forth between the two. Jim Plante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Jan 22, 2004, at 1:20 PM, Robert Ameeti wrote: > > PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | > http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > Is there any consensus on a forms design program for the Macintosh? > > I will be needing to create lots of forms from what start out as Word > documents but the need for form fields, javascript validation, and > calculations leads me to really want the help of a program dedicated > to this purpose. > > What is the most successful program for this purpose? > > -- > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Robert Ameeti > > Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets anyways? > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html
