Adobe Acrobat Xi – Forms Made Easy
Adobe Acrobat XI – Forms Made Easy by G. Jo Greene.
April 3, 2013
The objective for my project was both personal and professional. First, I wanted to be able create customized user-friendly forms that could be distributed and/or accessed by multiple parties at once. Second, I wanted users to be able to complete the forms and submit them electronically so that the data could be captured and tracked accurately. Finally, once captured, I wanted to be able to export the data in a manner that would allow me to quickly and easily import said data into my database.
During my book analysis, Chapter 11, “Using FormsCentral (Acrobat Pro)” (p. 250) of Adobe Acrobat XI Classroom in a Book® by AdobePress introduced me to Adobe’ FormsCentral. After setting up a “free” account with FormsCentral, I was able to use the easy to understand design tools to create a ‘Contact Form’ that can either be incorporated into a website or emailed to potential clients. Once the form was complete, I tested the form in various ways to make sure that it was working properly, set up the options and monitored the data collection. Finally, I was able to export the data to Excel and upload it into my Client database. Finally I saved the form so that it could be distributed and sent to users for completion.
Using Adobe FormsCentral to create, edit, and distribute forms was easy and made the task a breeze. I have already started my next forms project, although it is a much more complicated form. I expect, however, that it will be just as simple to set up and once completed, will allow me to (ii) provide a more user-friendly form for my coworkers to use when submitting their Contract Requests and (ii) easily integrate the data with my Contracts database. References
Adobe Creative Team. (2012). Adobe Acrobat XI. San Francisco, CA: AdobePress.
April 3, 2013
The objective for my project was both personal and professional. First, I wanted to be able create customized user-friendly forms that could be distributed and/or accessed by multiple parties at once. Second, I wanted users to be able to complete the forms and submit them electronically so that the data could be captured and tracked accurately. Finally, once captured, I wanted to be able to export the data in a manner that would allow me to quickly and easily import said data into my database.
During my book analysis, Chapter 11, “Using FormsCentral (Acrobat Pro)” (p. 250) of Adobe Acrobat XI Classroom in a Book® by AdobePress introduced me to Adobe’ FormsCentral. After setting up a “free” account with FormsCentral, I was able to use the easy to understand design tools to create a ‘Contact Form’ that can either be incorporated into a website or emailed to potential clients. Once the form was complete, I tested the form in various ways to make sure that it was working properly, set up the options and monitored the data collection. Finally, I was able to export the data to Excel and upload it into my Client database. Finally I saved the form so that it could be distributed and sent to users for completion.
Using Adobe FormsCentral to create, edit, and distribute forms was easy and made the task a breeze. I have already started my next forms project, although it is a much more complicated form. I expect, however, that it will be just as simple to set up and once completed, will allow me to (ii) provide a more user-friendly form for my coworkers to use when submitting their Contract Requests and (ii) easily integrate the data with my Contracts database. References
Adobe Creative Team. (2012). Adobe Acrobat XI. San Francisco, CA: AdobePress.
References: Adobe Creative Team. (2012). Adobe Acrobat XI. San Francisco, CA: AdobePress. https://www.acrobat.com/formscentral/en/home.html