Introduction to Adobe Designer 7.0

Adobe Products (of Adobe Acrobat fame) has created a program by which individuals can create fillable or dynamic forms. As with all Adobe products, forms created in Designer have the ability to be read on any computer which has the Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat on it.  Adobe Designer is a relatively simple program to learn the basics of.  However, the amount of time it takes to create a form depends on how much time you have and are willing to spend.  If you keep it simple, however, the basic functions of Adobe Designer are easy to grasp.

Objectives

• Understand how to set-up a new document in Adobe Designer
• Understand the basic layout and tools available in Adobe Designer

Definitions

PDF:  Portable Document Format.  A document that can be read on any type of computer and on any platform as long as the reading software is available.  Example:  Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat Professional

Freeware:  This is software that is free to download.  However, users are not allowed to access or change the program code.  Example:  Adobe Acrobat Reader

Static:  Unchanging.  Example: the text of a scanned file

Dynamic:  Changing.  A dynamic form has characteristics that allow the user to interact with the form.  Example: a job application

Form Fields:  Example: Checking a box that asks Mr. or Ms. or None Preferred.

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