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• Certa<strong>in</strong> metadata or document structures can <strong>in</strong>terfere with the <strong>auto</strong> <strong>field</strong> <strong>detection</strong> process. Use<br />

the Exam<strong>in</strong>e Document feature (Document > Exam<strong>in</strong>e Document) <strong>in</strong> Acrobat to remove any<br />

unnecessary content.<br />

• If the document already has a few <strong>for</strong>m <strong>field</strong>s, delete them be<strong>for</strong>e runn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>auto</strong> <strong>field</strong> <strong>detection</strong>. Save the PDF<br />

prior to delet<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>field</strong>s to avoid los<strong>in</strong>g any unsaved work. You can delete<strong>for</strong>m <strong>field</strong>s from the Fields<br />

navigation panel, which is available only while <strong>in</strong> Form Edit<strong>in</strong>g mode.<br />

Once you have created a <strong>for</strong>m with the help of <strong>auto</strong> <strong>field</strong> <strong>detection</strong>, you may f<strong>in</strong>d the need to update the <strong>for</strong>m<br />

at some po<strong>in</strong>t. Rather than start<strong>in</strong>g from scratch, consider us<strong>in</strong>g the Document > Replace Pages command <strong>in</strong><br />

Acrobat to update pages as needed as a substantial time-saver.<br />

Creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>teractive PDF <strong><strong>for</strong>ms</strong> does not have to be a daunt<strong>in</strong>g task. By follow<strong>in</strong>g some basic guidel<strong>in</strong>es dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the <strong>for</strong>m design stage, you can make <strong>auto</strong> <strong>field</strong> <strong>detection</strong> <strong>in</strong> Acrobat do much of the work and significantly<br />

reduce the time it takes to produce your <strong><strong>for</strong>ms</strong>.<br />

For more <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation<br />

Product details: www.adobe.com/go/acrobat<br />

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