Using Electronic PDF Forms
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PDF forms offer many compelling benefits
and not only allow you to take advantage of new distribution capabilities
but can have form fields to allow your users to fill-in and submit
information. |
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Two Options for Receiving
Submitted Forms
1. Submit Data is actually received
as an email message. In this model the submitted data is converted
to an email message by the web server and then distributed to designated
parties. This email can also contain an attachment of the actual submittal
to be viewed using Adobe Reader. This is commonly referred to as an
"email redirect" process.
2 Submit Data to a web server and into a Database. PDF Form submittals
can be directed into an online database just as any other web form.
If you are already using an HTML web page type form to collect data
into a database, a PDF form can be used instead with little or no
changes made to the web server.
Sending and receiving form data over the internet using PDF forms
does not require any programming on your part. We can configure your
Forms and provide the necessary scripts to be installed on your in-house
web server or the web server at your hosting service*. We even offer
our web server if you need it.
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Sample Electronic Order Forms |
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Food Order Form (Fill-in and Submit) |
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Order Form designed to allow users to select from available
food items and automatically place them into the order form. Sumitted
order goes to the pre-designated parties as an email message with
the actual order as an attachment. |
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Volunteer Application (Fill-in and Submit) |
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Any Order Form can be enabled with submit capabilities
and the resulting information forwarded to designated parties as an
email message and include an attachment of the submitted data (as
FDF) |
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Architectural Submittal (Fill-in and Attach a File ) |
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Users may complete a PDF form and select a local file
for submitting with the data. Great way to receive images, drawings,
Word, or other PDF files. Ideal for publishers, printers, architects,
engineers, manufacturers, or work groups. |
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Class Registration Form (Fill-in and Submit) |
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This sample illustrates the versatility of using PDF
as an interactive medium. Classes have been pre-loaded so students
may browse the classes and click to add to their registration form. |
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Clothing Reselllers Order Form(Fill-in and Submit) |
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Ideal for b2b relationships. Dealers or resellers can
select products from your pre-loaded list and add them to their Purchase
Order. The possibilities are endless. |
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Frequently Asked Questions: |
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Q. What if I only have a paper forms
or a PDF without form fields ?
A. We can take your
paper form and scan it to a PDF or even better you could provide the
original file in Word, Freehand, Illustrator, Quark, or InDesign and
web can convert it to PDF. They we add the necessary form fields,
configure it for submittal and provide the web server scripts*.
Q. I already have a fillable PDF Form, can I enable
it for web submittals ?
A. Yes, we can modify
your existing PDF form to enable this capability . Iif you have already
created a PDF with all the form fields to be filled-in then all we
have to do is configure it for submittal and provide the web server
scripts*
Q. Do users have to have a Full Version of Acrobat
to submit the form ?
A. No,
Acrobat Reader is all your users need, besides
and internet connection. Adobe Reader is free and all major personal
computer manufactures now install it on each new computer they sell.
Q. Can PDF forms allow users to attach other files
to submit ?
A. Yes, PDF forms can
be enabled with this feature that allows then to navigate and select
a file on their computer and submit that file along with all the other
form data. PDF Forms can even be setup to allow only certain types
of files to be submitted such as image files or CADD drawings, or
other PDFs.
Q. Can Users save a copy of their submitted form
using Reader ?
A. Yes - but
indirectly, when users submit
their form online our "email redirect" sends them an email
confirmation of their order as an attachment. This FDF file can be
saved to their computer and viewed later with Reader. Technically,
they cannot save a changed form directly to their computer using Reader.
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