Adobe 22020737 Acrobat X Pro Manual - Page 193

USING ACROBAT X PRO 187 Forms Order Tabs By Column Tabs from the upper-left field, moving first from top to bottom and then across from left to right, one column at a time. Order Tabs Manually Allows you to drag and drop a field where you want it within the Fields panel. You can only move one field at a time. You can't move a field to a different page, a radio button to another group, or a field to a radio button. Order Tabs Unspecified Specifies that no tab order is specified. The tab order is determined by the settings in the page properties. Set tabbing order in Page Properties 1 If you are in editing mode, click Close Form Editing to exit the mode. 2 Click the Page Thumbnails button or choose View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Page Thumbnails to open the Page Thumbnails panel. 3 Select one or more page icons, and choose Page Properties in the Options menu of the Page Thumbnails panel. 4 Select a Tab Order option: Use Row Order Tabs from the upper-left field, moving first left to right and then down, one row at a time. Use Column Order Tabs from the upper-left field, moving first from top to bottom and then across from left to right, one column at a time. Use Document Structure For forms with tagged fields, follows the order set up in the tagging. Unspecified Uses the existing sequence. Distribute (send) forms to recipients After you create a form, you choose a method for sending it to recipients. 1 Choose Tools > Forms > Distribute. 2 A series of messages might appear, depending on the conditions Acrobat detects in your form. Respond to the on- screen instructions as needed, and save the form. 3 Choose a distribution and collection method: • Automatically download and organize responses with Acrobat.com • Manually collect responses in my email inbox. • Automatically collect responses on my own internal server. For more information, see "Specify a server" on page 141. In the Distribute Form wizard, select an option for distributing the form. For more information, see "Choosing a distribution option for reviews and forms" on page 139. 4 Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions for distributing the form. 5 If you choose to collect responses in your email inbox, do one of the following: • Enter the email addresses separated with a semi-colon, or click the To button to select email addresses from your address book. • Edit the default message. • Select the option Collect Name & Email from Recipients To Provide Optimal Tracking. The system prompts recipients to provide their name and email address when they submit the form. This guarantees that in Tracker, you see exactly who has and hasn't replied, and when. Last updated 10/11/2011