Document Design Techniques

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   I have a .DOC that I want to transform into a PDF template, that is a PDF with empty form fields.

However, there are some issues that I can't cope with.

The .DOCument can be get from here :

http://www.DES.online.unimep.br/au/debts.doc

The problems are :

1) How can I have a paragraph wrap on the fields in RED. That is, how can I add the fields STUDENTS NAME, MARITAL STATUS , etc AND have these fields wrapping the paragraph ? This is pretty easy when using Word. Can I do the same using PDF templates ? 

2) The "Payment Date" line is a replicant one. It can vary from 1 to 12 lines. What's the best approach, to design 12 different fields or is there a table concept (an array of fields) ?

Thanks in advance for your support !

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jabaltie Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 08 Nov 05 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote jabaltie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Document Design Techniques Posted: 28 Dec 05 at 12:48PM
	I have a .DOC that I want to transform into a PDF template, that is a PDF with empty form fields. However, there are some issues that I can't cope with. The .DOCument can be get from here : http://www.DES.online.unimep.br/au/debts.doc The problems are : 1) How can I have a paragraph wrap on the fields in RED. That is, how can I add the fields STUDENTS NAME, MARITAL STATUS , etc AND have these fields wrapping the paragraph ? This is pretty easy when using Word. Can I do the same using PDF templates ? 2) The "Payment Date" line is a replicant one. It can vary from 1 to 12 lines. What's the best approach, to design 12 different fields or is there a table concept (an array of fields) ? Thanks in advance for your support !

Michel_K17 Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie www.exp-systems.com Joined: 25 Jan 03 Status: Offline Points: 297	Post Options Post Reply Quote Michel_K17 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 12:52AM
	Are you using QuickPDF to convert the MS Word "form" into the PDF? I'm asking because I started something similar with using Powerpoint as an editor (but did not get very far - other priorities). Apart from that, I do not have a solution for your questions, but I do have a suggestion (which is what I am using with my "Powerpoint to PDF" process). Convert the Powerpoint file to a PDF (with the form fields set to "invisible") by using a PDF Creator such as "PDF reDirect"; then Use QuickPDF to add the Form Field in a layer on top of the newly created PDF. Edited by Michel_K17

jabaltie Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 08 Nov 05 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 138	Post Options Post Reply Quote jabaltie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 5:01AM
	Thanks Michael for your help ! As a matter of fact, I'm using Open Office to generate the PDF templates. Using it, adding form fields is not a problem. They're correctly exported to PDF. The problems are however the original ones that I posted : 1) How to wrap paragraphs ? 2) How to generate a table of fields ?