10 Replies Latest reply: Jan 30, 2014 12:41 PM by BSisson RSS

    Where is non-FormsCentral create?

    BSisson Community Member

      OK, I am about to start on a new form FROM SCRATCH.

       

      I have always started with an existing file, but this one will be from scratch.

       

      It will be for standalone/offline use, so I don't want a online form,

       

      Where is the CreateForm that DOESN'T USE FORMS CENTRAL?

       

      PS...I am using Acrobat Pro XI.

        • 1. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
          George_Johnson CommunityMVP

          Do you mean that you want to start with just a blank page?

          • 2. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
            BSisson Community Member

            Yes, but with the full tool and editing set, not the limited FormsCentral version. 

            • 3. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
              GKaiseril CommunityMVP

              It is best to author in a program other than Acrobat and convert that file to a PDF and then add the form fields and scripts..

               

              LiveCycle can be used to start a from from scratch. Note forms created with LiveCycle do not work with all apps on mobile devices.

              • 4. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
                George_Johnson CommunityMVP

                You can open the interactive JavaScript console by pressing Ctrl+J (Mac: cmd+J) and entering the following JavaScript:

                 

                app.newDoc():

                 

                and with the cursor on that line of code, press Ctrl+Enter (Mac: fn+control+Enter), or Enter on the numeric keypad.

                 

                This will give you a blank 8.5x11 page. You can save this and reuse whenever you need a blank page, or use the JavaScript again. I have a custom menu item that does the same thing since I do this a lot.

                • 5. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
                  BSisson Community Member

                  OK, I wanted to do some basic trial work to see if some javascript ideas would work before I went and imported the real form...

                   

                  Ie, create two pages, the first page was going to have two buttons on it, and the second page was going to have a button and a text field.

                   

                  I wanted to play with Jscript to see how I can populate the field based on the buttons.

                   

                  Seemed kind of Odd that I can't do that in Acrobat.  I have to create a document with two buttons on one page, and one button on another, then export those pages and re-import them into Acrobat so I can edit them....

                  • 6. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
                    George_Johnson CommunityMVP

                    You can do that in Acrobat. I don't understand what you mean by your last sentence. You don't have to export/import anything.

                    • 7. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
                      GKaiseril CommunityMVP

                      Starting with Acrobat X on you can "Insert a blank" page when no PDF is opened to create a blank page and then use the same feature to insert a blank page.

                       

                      Create a PDF from a blank page

                       

                      Save the PDF and then open "Forms" tool to edit the PDF. With a no-form PDF you will be prompted to scan for form fields, but you can cancel this step and just add form fields as needed.

                      • 8. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
                        BSisson Community Member

                        Uhm... there is no "insert blank" at the opening page.

                         

                        All of the file stuff assumes you have an exisiting PDF to edit, or you are going to import something.

                         

                        The CREATE option assumes you are going import something, or build a FormsCentral form.

                         

                        I got arround my problem, but it seems strange that I can't open up the Forms Editor with a blank page, just like FormsCentral, but for a off-line form to begin with.

                        • 9. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
                          GKaiseril CommunityMVP

                          The splash page can be ignored.

                           

                          Have you tried the provided link?

                           

                          Here are the instructions:

                           

                          You can create a PDF from a blank page rather than beginning with a file, a clipboard image, or scanning.

                           

                          This process can be useful for creating a one-page PDFs. For longer, more complex, or heavily formatted documents, it’s better to create the source document in an application that offers more layout and formatting options, such as Adobe InDesign or Microsoft Word.

                           

                          1. In Adobe® Acrobat® X Pro, close any open documents.
                          2. Do one of the following: 
                            •   (Windows) Choose Tools > Pages > More Insert Options > Insert Blank Page.
                            •   (Mac OS) Press Command+Shift+Q.

                           

                          A blank single-page PDF is created. Using Insert Blank Page command again adds another page to the existing PDF.

                           

                          You can also get to the instructions using the F1 key and searching for "Insert Page".

                           

                          It is also possible to create a from with fields in Apache OpenOffice.org and export the form to the PDF format.

                          • 10. Re: Where is non-FormsCentral create?
                            BSisson Community Member

                            Yup that worked... quite convoluted, but it worked.