6 Replies Latest reply: May 6, 2014 11:29 AM by rsn023

Why doesn't my distribute tab not offer a web form option?

AshBinns Oct 11, 2013 3:20 PM

I am trying to embed a form into my website. When I go to the Distribut tab as instructed in the QuickStart slides: How to distribute web forms the only option I have is to open or close the pdf form, and then download it.

I also tried to see if I could do it from the "My Forms" tab, by clicking on the "copy fillable form link" icon or button and it is greyed out.

How would I go about fixing this?

1. Re: Why doesn't my distribute tab not offer a web form option?

George Johnson Oct 11, 2013 5:12 PM (in response to AshBinns)

What does it show immediately below the line of text that says: "How would you like toi distribute?"

For a web form, it should show three tabs, labeled "Web Form", "PDF Form", and "Embed Form".

But if your form is a PDF form and not a web form, you will only have the options you mentioned. Since PDF forms are not hs=osted on the FormsCentral Server, you are free to make them available however you want. I would suggest not trying to embed a PDF in a web page since it simply won't work for a number of users.
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2. Re: Why doesn't my distribute tab not offer a web form option?

AshBinns Oct 14, 2013 8:02 AM (in response to George Johnson)

Yes it is a PDF form. Can I convert a PDF Form into a web form usng formcentral? Or would I use Acrobat XI? My goal is to have a webform that users can easily use on my website.
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3. Re: Why doesn't my distribute tab not offer a web form option?

George Johnson Oct 14, 2013 8:57 AM (in response to AshBinns)

You can't automatically convert a PDF form to a web form, but you can use FormsCentral to manually recreate it as a web form. Take a look the the templates that are available with FormsCentral to get an idea of what's possible.
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4. Re: Why doesn't my distribute tab not offer a web form option?

rsn023 May 5, 2014 2:29 PM (in response to George Johnson)

Is there online documentation on how to convert your PDF Form to a Web Form? I think this would probably be a better solution for me as well. I have tried to find something on Adobe's webpages, but haven't been able to find a process for Acrobat Pro XI that actually works.

Thanks!
Randy
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5. Re: Why doesn't my distribute tab not offer a web form option?

Josh_Corey May 6, 2014 10:03 AM (in response to rsn023)

Hi AshBinns and rsn023;

FormsCentral will not create a web form of your PDF for you, the Import PDF feature does not provide a web form of the PDF. Acrobat Pro XI also will not convert a PDF to a web form.

What George was saying is that you can use the FormsCentral form creation tools and either start from a Template similar to the form you want to create, or start from scratch, and re-create the form you have as a PDF in our system, adding the fields to the form to as closely match your PDF. This Overview of FormsCentral will give you an idea of creating forms with FormsCentral: https://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-1413

Thanks,
Josh
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6. Re: Why doesn't my distribute tab not offer a web form option?

rsn023 May 6, 2014 11:29 AM (in response to Josh_Corey)

Thanks Josh. The Web Form options suck also.

I took the time to create the Web Form, since the PDF Form wasn't going to allow me to redirect to a different URL after clicking on submit, so I finally did get a great Web Form created. NOW, I cannot move the Submit button to the right side of the Web Form. There isn't even an option where to put the Submit button. I would like the Web Form to match the design of my webpage, but if I cannot even pick where to put the submit button...

FormsCentral sucks. Anyone know a better Form hosting solution?? I'm all ears.
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