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Creating the form design

You can import the content of a PDF document that was created in Adobe Acrobat or another application as the background artwork for a new PDF form. To do so, you must first create a blank PDF and then import the PDF you want to use as artwork into the blank PDF. You can then add objects on top of the artwork.

You create a form design by creating a PDF or XDP file and then dragging objects onto the Layout Editor. Or you can drag objects that are defined in an XML schema onto the Layout Editor.

You can design a PDF form to run on a specific version of Acrobat and Adobe Reader. The target version feature in LiveCycle Designer ES displays warning messages when you try to use objects that the selected target version does not support. See "To select the Acrobat and Adobe Reader target version" in LiveCycle Designer ES Help.

To create a form based on a PDF file:

  1. Select File > New > Adobe XML Form File (PDF).
  2. In the Enter or Select the Parent Folder box, select the folder where you want to save the form design.
  3. In the File Name box, type an new name for the form design, and then click Finish.

To import a PDF file as background artwork:

  1. Select Tools > Import.
  2. Navigate to the PDF file to import, select the file, and click Open.
  3. In the Import Options dialog box, select Create an Interactive Form with Fixed Pages.
  4. (Optional) Select custom options for importing the PDF.
  5. Click OK.

To create a form design:

  1. Select File > New > Adobe XML Form File (XDP).
  2. In the File Name box, type a name for the form, and then click Next.
  3. In the Select Template list, select the template to use for the form design.
  4. (Optional) In the Select Schema area, click Browse, select the XML schema file to associate with the form design, and then click OK.

    Note:   The schema that you select is not embedded in the form design.

  5. Click Finish.

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