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What are XFA form fields?

Posted on by Arif Clayton

What are XFA form fields?

XFA (XML Forms Architecture) or XFA forms are a product of Adobe Systems. They provide a template that allows fillable fields and determines the layout or appearance as a form. Since it is embedded in PDF, it can be used to edit forms, do calculations, validate work, and save changes for filled-in forms.

How do I make a field required in Adobe?

How to make fields required in a fillable form

  1. Open your PDF form in Adobe Acrobat Pro and choose Prepare Form mode:
  2. Select the field that needs to be required, right click on it and choose Set as a Required Field:
  3. Save changes to the PDF form and upload it to the storage folder that is used in a workflow.

How do I create a fillable PDF form on a Mac?

So here are some tips on how to create a fillable PDF on a Mac….Transform your document into a fillable form.

  1. Open the application, click the Tools tab, and select Prepare Form.
  2. Upload your document.
  3. Add form fields where appropriate.
  4. Save and download your form as a PDF.

How do I add multiple fillable fields to a PDF?

Select multiple form fields To select all form fields of all types, choose Edit > Select All. To select a range of form fields, click the first form field in the range, and then Shift-click the last form field. All form fields between the two form fields are selected.

How do I open an XFA PDF on a Mac?

XFA stands for XML Form Architecture. As of currently, Safari (and also Chrome and Firefox) do not support these type PDF forms thus Dynamic XFA based PDF documents cannot be opened in browsers. You can view these type of PDFs by downloading and installing Adobe Reader on your Mac.

How do I know if my form is XFA?

To identify an XFA document, you can check the XFAForm feature in the PDF OutputProfile: boolean xfa = pdf.

What replaced Adobe LiveCycle Designer?

The Adobe LiveCycle Designer has been renamed to AEM Forms Designer, principally the same tool but in a newer version.

Is Adobe LiveCycle Designer still available?

With the availability of AEM Forms for more than 4 years and per Adobe’s published product and technical support periods, Adobe has discontinued core technical support for Adobe LiveCycle as of March 2018. Extended technical support for Adobe LiveCycle will be available through March 2020.