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Re: PDF Forms Software - Adobe LiveCycle vs Adobe Experience Manager?

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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Aug 20, 2018 6:24PM

Quote: " create the graphics and layout in an old version of InDesign (CS2
or 3) "
Gosh, that's such an outdated program! Can't create an accessible anything
with it. Encourage your designer to upgrade to the latest version of Adobe
Creative Suite, CC:2018 at this time.

Quote: " Some of the forms I work with require "dynamic" form properties
because users are asked to insert additional rows of data and the form
expands in length to allow for additional rows as needed. I wonder if
InDesign can accommodate "dynamic" forms as well as "static" ones? "

Not at this time; that kind of programming to make the form dynamic requires
scripting, which can be done in Acrobat but not in InDesign. I'm hoping we
can have that capability eventually built into InDesign, but I'm not in
control of what Adobe does. I can only ask and request features at
www.InDesign.UserVoice.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
Philip Kiff
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 5:41 PM
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] PDF Forms Software - Adobe LiveCycle vs Adobe
Experience Manager?

On 2018-08-20 3:18 PM, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> [....] Did you know that Adobe InDesign has decent forms tools?
No I did not!

> [....] We create forms (and run classes in making accessible forms) and
most can be exported to a fully accessible PDF that needs little to no
tweaking afterwards in Acrobat Pro. Real time-saver.
>
> It's a decent workflow for most forms, and I believe Adobe is working to
improve its forms utilities and capabilities.
That sounds like a much better workflow than the one used by one designer in
the provincial government here, which is: create the graphics and layout in
an old version of InDesign (CS2 or 3), export to PDF, then open the PDF in
LiveCycle 9 (ES2), then save as fillable PDF.
Which was the actual source of the files I tried to make accessible last
week!

Some of the forms I work with require "dynamic" form properties because
users are asked to insert additional rows of data and the form expands in
length to allow for additional rows as needed. I wonder if InDesign can
accommodate "dynamic" forms as well as "static" ones?

Phil.

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