Yeah, I wasn't quite sure where to post this question, so I apologize if I'm in the wrong forum.  I don't know what a print design object is, but here are a couple examples of what I'm looking for:

http://www.petbond.com/flyerentry.php

http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/resourcelibrary/flyermak er/flyermaker.cfm

This is GREAT help - it gets me going in a direction on what to search for, at least.  Thank you

Well, I've been Googling endlessly for days now and am not finding a thing in either ready-made scripts or tutorials. There's just GOT to be something out there to get me started.  I've searched every combination of terms I can think of, and looked at several (free/purchase) script sites to no avail.  Any help?

I initially searched "flyermaker.php" days ago and also came up with lots of results.  The problem I found was that most sites offered downloads for allowing me to create flyers, not scripts to copy and use on my website to allow my users to create flyers.  Maybe I'm totally misinterpreting these sites?:

On the SoftwareGeeks site, the EVH Flyer Creator is software I can download to create my own desktop flyers;

The Petbond site allows me to create my own flyer online;

The Freelancer site is requesting bids to create the exact thing I'm searching for.

I've looked at a lot of source code where JavaScript is used.  I don't know PHP, but I can fumble through code if it's in front of me.  I haven't asked any sites for use of their scripts, but was thinking about it -- I may have to!  Since my site is dedicated to a small county, I'm not in competition out there.  I think I've exhausted my resources otherwise.

I really appreciate your ongoing correspondence and suggestions while I look into this.

I can make the forms, I just need the script to process them.  I am a non-profit and did ask one organization who said I could copy their script, but the script wasn't included in their code and I didn't pursue it.  I haven't come across many flyermakers I necessarily liked, so even with script in hand, I'd have to modify it to do what I want.

What I currently have is several images that link to Word .doc's that people can click on, open and edit.  Since a lot of people don't have Word, I suggest they search for free downloadable word processing programs.  I also offer making the flyers free of charge and emailing them in .doc and/or .pdf formats.  I would love to have an interactive alternative as well.  My layouts are extremely simple: very large print that fills an 8-1/2" x 11" page, black and red, two font styles, and most have room for a photo.

In my search, I came across one website that offered just what you are talking about.  The user fills out a form that submits to a new webpage with a printable flyer created.  I like the idea!  Although, when I tested and printed the page, the whole document was stretched horizontally and it looked terrible.  I wouldn't want that to happen!

So the scripting is done AS IF it were email, but actually creates a new webpage?  What type of scripts do that?

Again, I really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions.  I just cannot believe how hard and unsuccessful it has been searching for scripts to do this!

Thanks, Barry.  I can't find that website at the moment and can't backtrack since my history is cleared, but if I find it again, I'll post.

In my search, I did come across another idea of having users fill in the blanks of a ready-made, printable .pdf document (I've created lots of these).  Only problem is, photos can't be incorporated or inserted so far as I know, so that's pretty much useless unless the user doesn't have or need a photo.

I create my own email newsletters from scratch in HTML and inline CSS, so I'm quite saavy in that but it's a lot of work.  A standard flyer would be a lot easier, however, by just replacing a couple words and a photo... I'll keep that idea in mind.

I do have Acrobat 9 Pro, so I'll check it out.  I'm only assuming a photo can't be inserted by the user, but would love to find out it can!  My experience is with older versions of Acrobat, so lets hope version 9 allows it. Thanks for the link to that article - I'll check it out.

And thanks again for all your input, I'm sure I'll be back.

I haven't pursued it much further but it's still on my list of things to do.  I did dabble a bit in creating my own generator in Acrobat, but found it was going to take a LOT of time and work.

Currently, I offer "sample" flyers that I created in Word for users to download, save and edit to their needs.  I also offer free tailored flyers upon request that I create myself and email in .pdf and/or .doc format -- a labor of love and passion for what I do, if you will.

One thing I didn't like about the generators I found out there was lack of control over multiple font sizes and object placement.  With downloadable Word flyers, users can manipulate and change anything they like.

Sorry I couldn't help further!

Thank you kindly for your suggestion.  I'll keep it in mind for future use!