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Chapter 5: Forms
Interactive PDFs streamline the process of filling out forms and collecting form information
Quickstart
The following topics provide overview steps to some common forms tasks.
Fill in a form with fields
An interactive PDF form contains form fields that can be selected or filled in.
1 Click to select options, such as radio buttons. Click inside a text field to type.
2 Press Tab to move forward or Shift+Tab to move backward.
3 When finished, click the submit button, if applicable, and print the form or save it (if enabled by the form creator).
To
fill out non-interactive PDF forms, use the Typewriter tool (if enabled).
Type on a form without fields
If a PDF form doesn’t contain interactive form fields, you can fill in the form online if the form creator has enabled
the Typewriter tool .
1 Choose Tools > Typewriter > Typewriter.
2 Click over a blank form field and type.
3 (Optional) Choose Tools > Typewriter > Show Typewriter Toolbar. Use these tools to change the size or position
of the typed text.
4 When finished, print a copy of the filled-in form.
Return a filled-in form
You have several options for returning form data.
1 To return an interactive form, do any of the following:
• Click the submit button.
• Save and email the form (if enabled by the form creator).
• Print and mail the form.
2 To return a non-interactive form, do one of the following:
• If you filled in the form with the Typewriter tool, print and mail the form.
• Print the form, fill it in by hand, and mail it.
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