Computer WorkGroup Training

Adobe Acrobat Forms with LiveCycle Designer

Duration : 1 Day

Pricing : Basic - 1 person $750, 2 people $850 for both (see pricing page for full details)

Pre-requisites : Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat.

For Whom: The course is intended for people who wish to create Acrobat forms either for distribution or to place on a web site.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of the training participants will be able to -

• Create an Acrobat form
• Control settings for form fields
• Validate form data
• Connect to an existing CGI script
• Create a simple email JavaScript
• Select security options for their documents

COURSE OUTLINE

Adobe Acrobat Forms with Live Cycle Designer - 1 Day Workshop

Acrobat Forms Workflow

• Forms and the Reader
• Forms and Acrobat
• Forms Server

LiveCycle Environment

• Layout Editor
• Body Pages
• Master Pages
• Data Formats
  • - HTML
  • - FDF
  • - XFDF
  • - PDF
• Palettes

Creating Forms Fields

• Text Boxes
• List Boxes
• Check Boxes
• Option Buttons
• Command Buttons

Designing a Form

• Selecting Form fields
• Form Grid
• Creating Form tables
• Duplicating form fields
• Setting the tab order

Field Options

• Appearance
• Formats
• Actions
• Calculations
• Validations

Basic FormCalc Scripts

• Built in functions
• Function Syntax
• Simple Expressions

Basic JavaScripting

• Overview
• Automatic dates
• Hiding and showing fields
• JavaScript Calculations
• Sending forms via email

Security

• Security options
• Form field security

Templates

• Basic Templates
• Adding pages dynamically

Importing and Exporting Data

• Custom PFN’s
• Exporting data as FDF
• Exporting Data with JavaScripts
• Exporting data with CGI scripts