PDF Form Filling

Revu supports viewing and filling in PDF forms. Revu eXtreme also supports form creation. For more information, see the PDF Form Creation tutorial. You can also save forms and import or export form field data, including markups, using FDF. The location of these commands is different in Revu eXtreme than it is in Revu Standard and CAD.

Revu supports AcroForm and static XFA Forms. Dynamic XFA FormsA static form’s appearance and layout is fixed; only the field content, which is entered by the user, changes. Dynamic forms can change in appearance and layout in response to data entered in the field content. are not supported at this time.

ClosedSupported Field Types
Type Description Example

Push Button

Performs an action when clicked, such as Submit or Reset.

Checkbox

Can either be checked or unchecked.

Dropdown

 

Displays a list of items in a dropdown menu, activated by clicking on an arrow. Some forms allow you to add custom text within this field.

List Box

 

Displays a list of items in a box with the option to multi-select. A scroll bar will appear if the list is longer than the size of the box. If multi-select is enabled, hold down Ctrl or Shift to make multiple selections.

Radio Button

Works like a Check Box, except these are used in groups so that only one item can be selected at a time.

Text Field

Designates a place in which text can be typed.
ClosedForm Options for Revu Standard and CAD

Go to Document > Forms to access form field options.

The following commands are available:

Import Data - Imports form data from an existing FDF file.

Export Data - Exports form data to an FDF, CSV or XML file.

Merge Data - Extracts form data from another PDF file.

Highlight (keyboard shortcut CTRL+F7) - Displays a blue highlight in each form field. It is active by default.

Migrate Typewritten Text - Converts Typewriter text above a form field into form data.

Reset - Clears information from all form fields.

ClosedForm Options for Revu eXtreme

From the Command Bar, click Form to access form field options.

The following form-filling commands are available from the Forms menu:

Data

Import Data - Imports form data from an existing FDF file.

Export Data - Exports form data to an FDF, CSV or XML file.

Merge Data - Extracts form data from another PDF file.

Highlight (keyboard shortcut CTRL+F7) - Displays a blue highlight in each form field. It is active by default.

Reset - Clears information from all form fields.

There is one additional form-filling command available. To access it, go to Document > Process:

Migrate Typewritten Text - Converts Typewriter text above a form field into form data.