October 2008

eSeminar: Basic fillable forms and form tracking

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
10:00 am US Pacific / 1:00 pm US Eastern

Join our free eSeminar session for October with noted author Ted Padova as he provides an overview on how to create, distribute, track and analyze fillable forms using the new tools in Acrobat 9.


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eSeminar: Basic fillable forms and form tracking

In terms of specific areas of interest within our steadily growing Acrobat user community, members indicate that forms is at or near the top of the list. So for October — and November, too — we're again making forms the focus of our free monthly eSeminars. In fact, our very first eSeminar in January was on "Getting Started with Acrobat Forms" — and it's still available for viewing on demand, as are all previous eSeminars.

Topic of the month: PDF and Flash This month — on Wednesday, October 15 [10 a.m. US Pacific/1 p.m. US Eastern] — Adobe Acrobat 9 PDF Bible author Ted Padova will provide an overview on using the new forms-related tools in Acrobat 9.

This free, 75-minute eSeminar will cover:

Converting static forms to fillable forms
Form distribution
Form tracking
Sending reminders
Collecting responses into a single document
Filtering, analyzing and exporting collected response

Topic experts Jim Healy of FormRouter and Angie Okamoto of Easel Solutions will also be available in the forums from October 15-31 to respond to user questions.

Register in advance! Also, check out the highlighted tutorials and videos related to this month's featured topic. You can also register for the follow-up eSeminar on November 12 [10 a.m. US Pacific/1 p.m. US Eastern] on Advanced Forms and LiveCycle Designer.

Best Regards
~ Kurt, Editor, AcrobatUsers.com

Seminar on demand – September: PDF & Flash
The September eSeminar on PDF & Flash presented by Ali Hanyaloglu, Acrobat product evangelist, was recorded and is now available for on-demand viewing.

Acrobat PDF Central Conference goes north, showcases new features
A location change to Minneapolis for the third Adobe Acrobat & PDF Central Conference attracted a primarily new audience that learned from a range of expert speakers all about the new features of Acrobat 9 – and of previous versions, too.

Automating bookmark creation with Acrobat JavaScript
PDF bookmarks are normally created during the conversion from the original format, or manually in Acrobat, says Thom Parker. However, there are some situations where neither of these methods is satisfactory — but where Acrobat JavaScript might offer a solution for automating bookmark creation.

Keep talking
Donna Baker explains that unlike previous versions, Acrobat 9 provides options for collaborators to share content live from their desktop, share screens and work via Acrobat.com.

November eSeminar: Advanced Forms and LiveCycle Designer
Create rich, interactive forms with Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES, a professional forms-design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro and the Windows-only Acrobat 9 Pro Extended. Learn how to design a form from scratch, define its logic and flow, add error checking, and modify it to match paper counterparts or legal requirements. Register now for the free eSeminar on November 12 [10 a.m. US Pacific/1 p.m. US Eastern] that will explore Advanced Forms and LiveCycle Designer.

Video tutorial: Using Examine Document to remove sensitive information
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