Create forms using Acrobat

You can convert an existing electronic document (for example, a Word, Excel, or PDF document) or scan a paper document to a PDF form, and then add interactive form fields to the form.

Note: When you convert a document to an Acrobat form, Acrobat detects the form fields in the document. You need to examine the document carefully to verify that Acrobat detected the correct fields.

You can create forms from an existing electronic document (for example, a Word, PDF, or Excel document) or scan a paper form into a PDF form. To create a form from scratch or from a template, you need to have Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Pro Extended for Windows or Designer ES.

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1. Choose Forms > Start Form Wizard.
2. Do one of the following, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

   • To convert an existing electronic document (for example, Word or PDF) to a PDF form, select An Existing Electronic Document.

     Note: If you don’t want to use the wizard, you can open the file, and then choose Forms > Add Or Edit Fields to convert a PDF document to an Acrobat form.

   • To scan a paper form and convert it to a PDF form, select A Paper Form.

   • (Windows) To use Designer ES to create a form from scratch or from one of the available templates, select No Existing Form. For a tutorial, see Create a fillable form in LiveCycle Designer.

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