Monday, September 20, 2010

PDF Designs Quick Forms

Businesses are in all-time need for forms which could range from simple employee forms to complex feedback forms. So there is always a need for forms in any office or a work organization. Forms are objective kind of communication tool which can be used for various purposes.

Designing an interactive and attractive form for business as a communication tool is essential and critical. But forms are actually designed according to the client’s requirement and preferences, making it a tedious task for the developers. Most forms are created in word processors and Microsoft word as these are the most commonly available software. The companies in dilemma design the forms in this software as the other complex software may not be available with all clients and may not be understood by all.

But as we know word processors can’t function as professional design software and hence the design of forms has to be compromised. But being most compatible document for receiving, filling and sending; this makes the program the most commonly used application.

But the most suitable software for designing forms is PDF. PDF form is a standard document created in PDF software which contains form fields. The form fields are placed onto the document by using Acrobat 6 Professional, Acrobat 5 or Adobe Designer. This can then be saved like any other document under PDF format. The PDF forms can be loaded with buttons, text fields, combo boxes, list boxes, radio buttons, check boxes, digital signatures etc.

By using Adobe Acrobat 9 software, you can create a PDF form by just few clicks. These forms can be filled in by anyone. After these are filled in and completed, they can be saved electronically. This software is so easy to understand that anyone can create electronic forms. There is also a wizard available for your help.

PDF forms are easy to design and very objectively you can complete the form design. There is no need of IT assistance or any designer. These PDF forms are designed to look exactly like paper forms. There are a lot of things to explore in this software and you can design a PDF form by adding various interactive features as text fields, check boxes, and drop-down menus. You can also create customized forms which are more easy to use and are compatible with the company working, formats and stationary designs. Adding a company logo to the form can make it appear more lively and related.
PDF forms can be filled out with information and this data can be saved in many formats locally which can be used for later processing online or for viewing in the form in Acrobat/Reader.

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