Fillable Forms

Owned by Lauren Keller
Last updated: Jun 29, 2018
2 min read

Create a New Form

  1. Within Acrobat, click on the Tools tab and select Prepare Form
  2. Select a file or scan a document. Acrobat analyzes your document and adds form fields automatically
  3. Add new form fields from the top toolbar, and adjust the layout using tools in the right pane
  4. Save your fillable PDF form and share it with others, or click Distribute to collect responses automatically


Convert Existing Form

Import a File

  1. Open Acrobat and choose the 'Tools' tab
  2. Select 'Prepare Form' and click 'Open' to browse to the file you'd like to convert - this can be a MS (Word, Excel, etc.) document or an existing, non-fillable PDF form, including a scanned document
  3. Click 'Start'
  4. Acrobat will detect and create interactive form fields.  If a field isn't created automatically, you can add one manually

Edit Text Fields

  1. Right-click a text field and choose 'Properties'
  2. Click 'Options' in the top of the Properties window and deselect all of the options
  3. Select the option you desire

Edit Check Box Properties

  1. The default Checkbox style is a black square. To change the style to a Check Mark (or other symbol), right-click on the Check Box and choose Properties
  2. Click 'Options' in the 'Properties' window and change the Checkbox style to your preference

Create Custom Fields

If Acrobat doesn't automatically detect a field, you can create a field manually (see 'New Form' above).


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