Template or permanent file for a form to be completed and reused

[Doodles]

my form is complete but I do not know how to nor do I know the correct term
to make the document a permanent file that can be completed on line, and used
as an e-mail attachement or to be printed and then reused. The filled in
information can be deleted but the form itself cannot be changed and can be
used by others for ordering, etc.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

The biggest problem with making a form with Publisher is that not a lot of
people have Publisher. Forms are best created with Word or any file can be
converted to a file with Acrobat Pro.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

....to extend what JoAnn said...you could output your Publisher form as a
PDF, then if you have - or know someone who has Acrobat (the full version)
you could create a fillable form from the pdf. This is even better than
using a Word doc since your users would mess up the formatting when they
fill in the Word form.

Then you email the pdf form the user fills it out, saves it with their
changes and then emails it back to you.

piece o'cake


| my form is complete but I do not know how to nor do I know the correct
term
| to make the document a permanent file that can be completed on line, and
used
| as an e-mail attachement or to be printed and then reused. The filled in
| information can be deleted but the form itself cannot be changed and can
be
| used by others for ordering, etc.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

But that can only be done with Acrobat Pro v8 and the form filler-outers
have to have Adobe Reader v 7 or newer. (Can you tell I've been trying this
out with my own forms?)

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

I'm still using Acrobat 4 for this.

I use this method a lot for city permits...they provide permits on the web
so I took them all (the ones I use all the time) and converted them to
fillables...saves me a LOT of time when I hve to get permits for clients.



| But that can only be done with Acrobat Pro v8 and the form filler-outers
| have to have Adobe Reader v 7 or newer. (Can you tell I've been trying
this
| out with my own forms?)
|
| --
|
| JoAnn Paules
| Microsoft MVP - Publisher
|
| How to ask a question
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
|
|
|
| | > ...to extend what JoAnn said...you could output your Publisher form as a
| > PDF, then if you have - or know someone who has Acrobat (the full
version)
| > you could create a fillable form from the pdf. This is even better than
| > using a Word doc since your users would mess up the formatting when they
| > fill in the Word form.
| >
| > Then you email the pdf form the user fills it out, saves it with their
| > changes and then emails it back to you.
| >
| > piece o'cake
| >
| >
| > | > | my form is complete but I do not know how to nor do I know the correct
| > term
| > | to make the document a permanent file that can be completed on line,
and
| > used
| > | as an e-mail attachement or to be printed and then reused. The filled
| > in
| > | information can be deleted but the form itself cannot be changed and
can
| > be
| > | used by others for ordering, etc.
| >
| >
|

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

I had a friend who was using Publisher to create invoices & bids...yikes
what a mess! So I created a fillable pdf from his publisher forms...now
he's not mucking up the format AND he thinks I'm a bleepin' genius.




| But that can only be done with Acrobat Pro v8 and the form filler-outers
| have to have Adobe Reader v 7 or newer. (Can you tell I've been trying
this
| out with my own forms?)
|
| --
|
| JoAnn Paules
| Microsoft MVP - Publisher
|
| How to ask a question
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
|
|
|
| | > ...to extend what JoAnn said...you could output your Publisher form as a
| > PDF, then if you have - or know someone who has Acrobat (the full
version)
| > you could create a fillable form from the pdf. This is even better than
| > using a Word doc since your users would mess up the formatting when they
| > fill in the Word form.
| >
| > Then you email the pdf form the user fills it out, saves it with their
| > changes and then emails it back to you.
| >
| > piece o'cake
| >
| >
| > | > | my form is complete but I do not know how to nor do I know the correct
| > term
| > | to make the document a permanent file that can be completed on line,
and
| > used
| > | as an e-mail attachement or to be printed and then reused. The filled
| > in
| > | information can be deleted but the form itself cannot be changed and
can
| > be
| > | used by others for ordering, etc.
| >
| >
|

 

[JoAnn Paules]

To have the recipient be able to fill the .pdf form out and email it back
intact you need Pro v8. No merging files back in - just a filled out form.


--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

yA...I was saving up for STE of Adobe Suite 2.5...then 3 came out...now I'm
confused. I gotta buy it soon 'cause I have another ballet program to do in
the next few months.



| To have the recipient be able to fill the .pdf form out and email it back
| intact you need Pro v8. No merging files back in - just a filled out form.
|
|
| --
|
| JoAnn Paules
| Microsoft MVP - Publisher
|
| How to ask a question
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
|
|
|
| | > I'm still using Acrobat 4 for this.
| >
| > I use this method a lot for city permits...they provide permits on the
web
| > so I took them all (the ones I use all the time) and converted them to
| > fillables...saves me a LOT of time when I hve to get permits for
clients.
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | But that can only be done with Acrobat Pro v8 and the form
filler-outers
| > | have to have Adobe Reader v 7 or newer. (Can you tell I've been trying
| > this
| > | out with my own forms?)
| > |
| > | --
| > |
| > | JoAnn Paules
| > | Microsoft MVP - Publisher
| > |
| > | How to ask a question
| > | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > message
| > | | > | > ...to extend what JoAnn said...you could output your Publisher form
as
| > a
| > | > PDF, then if you have - or know someone who has Acrobat (the full
| > version)
| > | > you could create a fillable form from the pdf. This is even better
| > than
| > | > using a Word doc since your users would mess up the formatting when
| > they
| > | > fill in the Word form.
| > | >
| > | > Then you email the pdf form the user fills it out, saves it with
their
| > | > changes and then emails it back to you.
| > | >
| > | > piece o'cake
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | my form is complete but I do not know how to nor do I know the
| > correct
| > | > term
| > | > | to make the document a permanent file that can be completed on
line,
| > and
| > | > used
| > | > | as an e-mail attachement or to be printed and then reused. The
| > filled
| > | > in
| > | > | information can be deleted but the form itself cannot be changed
and
| > can
| > | > be
| > | > | used by others for ordering, etc.
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
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