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There are several ways you can create a form design. You
can start with a blank form, template, or PDF document. If you are
creating your first form design using Designer, try one of the tutorials
or look at one of the sample forms installed with Designer.
Start with a sample form
If you prefer not to try one of the
tutorials, you can start by looking at one of the sample forms installed
with Designer. The sample forms illustrate form design techniques,
from simple to complex. Designer includes a selection of complete samples,
each one accompanied by a form design, sample data and/or schema, as
well as the final version of the form. If one of the sample forms
suits your requirements, use it as a starting point. For more information
about sample forms, see “Sample Forms” in
Sample Form Snippets and Forms
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You can
start a form design based on a template and modify the design to
suit your requirements. The Template Manager contains a variety
of templates from which to choose.
Considerations when creating form designs
You will need to consider form-specific
details when creating form designs. The following table lists items
that you may want to keep a record of as you work on a form design.
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Specifications
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Page size and orientation (for master page)
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Page size (for example, Letter)
Orientation
(for example, Portrait)
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Logos and graphics
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Required file format (for example, TIF)
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Form properties
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Store title of form with form properties
(Yes or No)
Locale setting (for example, Viewer’s system locale)
Default
scripting language (for example, JavaScript)
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Accessibility
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Tool tips required for objects (specify
the objects requiring tool tips)
Screen reader precedence
(for example, Tool Tip)
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Tabbing order
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Setting (for example, Western)
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Common font and drawing properties
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Line thickness (for example, same thickness
for all lines)
All captions (same typeface and size)
All
data values (same typeface and size)
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Object properties
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Field borders and background color (Yes
or No)
Background color of fillable areas (for example, an
RGB value)
Field names (for example, see supplied “Field Name”
list)
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Form intelligence
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Fields that must be filled (identify the
fields)
Prompts to specify for required fields (specify the
required prompts)
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