How to create a digitally fillable PDF in InDesign || Perfect for Worksheets, Forms, Contracts
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2022
- Hi Creatives, in this video I'll be showing you how to create a digitally fillable interactive PDF using Adobe InDesign. I'll be going over how to create form fields, drop-down fields, checkboxes and hyperlinks all within InDesign.
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Super helpful! I was getting "bad" info about creating PDF forms using Acrobat when InDesign is so much nicer to work with. Thank you!
You have a knack for teaching. Clear, and easy to understand with a pleasant demeanor Thank you!
Thanks, this is exactly what I needed to know, and I am glad you assumed that the user generally understands Indesign. Will be trying it out soon!
Wow! You are so knowledgeable and such a generous teacher! The instructions are so clear and you are so calm! Thank you so much, Cheryl!! Greetings from Argentina!
Thank you so much for saying that 🥹 that is so kind
Thank you! You made this such an easy follow-through! It saved me hours of struggle :)
Thank you! This was SO HELPFUL!!
Thank you, this tutorial is so detailed and clear, learned a lot !
Great tutorial, glad InDesign has made changes to the process since last I tried doing this years ago.
Thank you! This was exactly what I needed!
Clicked on the video and the simple piano music is sublime. Great guide thanks v much.
Thank you that was so helpful , much appreciated
good luck!!!
This was super helpful! For those of us on windows however, when you go to export, change the file type there don't get confused like me. Amazing video and tips than you so much!
Thank you. Great job explaining!
Thanks a lot, you have given an imported knowledge about fillable form.
This is super helpful. Thanks!
This was so helpful. Thank you!
Great tutorial!
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excellent tutorial!
Great. Just what I needed 🙂
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thank you so much this is perfect for my genealogy project templates
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thank you this was great
Thanks pretty good, nice tutorial
Great video! Please share more InDesign tutorials.
Thank you!
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Cool. thanks.
Thank you so much! At a really helpful pace. Just one question - when saved as an interactive pdf, how do I get rid of the blue background of the interactive boxes?
Thank you so much
This is a very useful video, thank you pretty girl
Thank you
Hey thank you for your guide! is there a way to export a PDF to my phone like free the layers so i can move around all the layers and edit texts? i'm mean not froms or contracts...i wanna create a curriculum vitae and sometimes i want to edit some changes..
Does anyone know if you can also choose in which color the text will appear in the text box form? The default is black, but I'd like to make it into a different color.
Great video. Can you collect data on pages and then output all the data collected where you choose?
Thanks for the helpful tips! Does it work the same if you publish it online?
This is great info. Would this inherently work on a ipad?
I then use acrobat to make it even better. Yiu can also make it gather all the info in one document. You can even add javascript, can get very technical
Hello there, I just found this video while searching on same fillable topic. I want to ask you if you could make same video but for affinity designer/publisher about creating fillable pdfs if possible? :))
What if you want to add custom fonts, is there a way to package a font into the document so that it works on other people’s computers?
Could you help me by indicating how I can transfer the data from this form to Google Sheets automatically?
Is this a good alternative to Adobe AEM forms? Great video; thank you for making this.
That's a *REALLY* great question!
Nice video. Any idea if the form field can have example text appear then get deleted when the user types?
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Hi, thank you so much for thee video. Can i change the blue-ish color of the form field? The one that appears before and after i tap the area to fill?
That's a preference setting in Acrobat that you can easily change.
@@christaeagleton4944 excuse me, where's it?
Thank you for sharing this kind of content, I found it very helpful! Do you know if it is possible to have the fillable text forms colored and for them to stay that way after downloading?
Yes I coloured mine a 20% yellow. I created non-interactive boxes and tinted it 20% yellow then I created the interactive boxes within these. The only thing is, when I tested, the auto-blue in the interactive boxes stays. I need to find out how the auto blue can chnage to the yellow I'm using.
Someone else in these replies supplied the answer: In Acrobat > Under the preference > Forms > Highlight color > Turn Off > Show border hover color for fields.
Hi! Thank you for the great video! I was wondering how you can remove the blue background in the text fields in the end pdf. I have turned off the highlighted areas in Adobe Acrobat, but it's not working! Are you having this problem as well?
Yes! I am trying to figure out how to work around that myself!
I fighting how to get rid of it as well
In Acrobat > Under the preference > Forms > Highlight color > Turn Off > Show border hover color for fields.
I hope its helps.
Hi. Question:
I have noticed that when trying to print out the filled out PDF, a multiline fillable area only shows what is seen on the screen. The actual PDF is scrollable if there is more type than what is seen in the space, but when printing out the PDF, you will not see all of the text that was entered. Any suggestions to address this issue?
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Great question, I am wondering about this as well.
Thanks for the handy tips for Indesign to Acrobat PDF functionality. Once the PDF form is completed by a user, how would they submit, save or send the PDF form and how will you as the creator receive the information provided?
Exactly what I was thinking, they can save the form when it is filled in but it still seems to be interactive when really you want it to be just static
there is a submit button option you can create that will send it to a designated server or email address, look up "using the submit form button in indesign' for a turtorial if you can't nut it out just from messing around, if you want the form to be locked from editing, you would need to add a signature box using acrobat pro
@@StephenGrala that is a little beyond indesign, but in acrobat pro you can take your indeisgn document and add a signature field that locks editing once signed.
How do you do a date box?
Can we have this on illustrator already
I have finished designing a workbook in with the fillable PDF program and all worked well so far. Our only real road block is once it’s saved, the imported images (JPEG files) are blurry (not sharp) as when saved in the non-fillable version. The vector designed illustration look ok though. Do you know of a way to make that crisp and sharp for the fillable version. Thank you! I appreciate your time!
I know this is old but are they 300 dpi? Did you enlarge them? There are many reasons for blurry images, phones sometimes take blurry photos or if they don't if you sent a bunch at a time it will compress. It really depends what you're using, how you export, ect. There's also an option for display as when you left click and it can display high quality or low quality.
Oh and you have to make sure they are linked too, lol! Like I said, many reasons.
When you export it as an Interactive PDF, it will give you the options to adjust the compression setting in the next window. By default, it's set pretty low, so change it to lossless JPEG or bump the resolution up from 72dpi to 300dpi.
Can you create a video showing how to take this interactive form and create a office football pool. Inside the form there will be two check boxes per game and only one can be selected at a time. If you click on the second one the first unclicks. And then the submitted form must be compared to a master form to show total correct picks.
hi, for this you might want to use a button instead, select a button and make it a checkbox shape, select > actions > show/hide buttons and forms, and have it hide the opposite teams checkbox when selected, you will need to have a very clear naming convention, you can also make a reset button that will undo these actions at the bottom. To make it look like it is a check box, you will have to change the appearance on click to a selected box option. If this doesnt make sense, search for "using show hide button in indesign" and watch a vid. Hope this helps! Good luck
the problem is my fillable boxes are blue by default what i do?
That's a preference setting in Acrobat that's easily changed.
How to starts at 4:00
To bad you didnt show the method to show submit form.
15:20 It's a shame you seemingly cannot add margins within the text field.
Don't understand why this seems to have been developed in late 90s. All those interactive graphics which come with InDesign are SO outdated
WTF you lost me, its like you jumped right into step 20, how about starting with step one, document size and blank page.
This demo is for people who have the basic knowledge in InDesign. She did mention that you should first create your document in order to follow onwards.
Thank you!