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After your document has been imported into Acrobat, we need to create the form fields. Form fields are like text boxes and allow you to enter your information. There are two ways to add your forms, automatically and manually. To add your form fields automatically, you need to get the Prepare Form Tool. To activate this tool,

  1. Go to the Tool Tab.

  2. Go to the Forms & Signatures Section and find the Prepare Form Tool.

  3. Click on the Prepare Form Tool’s dropdown menu and click Add Shortcut. The tool will appear in your Tools pane.All Tools Pane on the left side of the screen and click the Prepare a Form tool.

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  4. The Choose an Option to Create a Form page will appear. Click on the blue Create Form button.

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  5. Adobe Acrobat will send you an alert telling you that the changes you made need to be saved. Click on the Save button.

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This tool will automatically add form fields to your document. One thing to keep in mind is that the tool will only create text box form fields. If you only use form fields for typing in text, that is okay, but if you need to create check boxes, or dates, or other complex form fields, you will need to make those manually. To add your form fields,

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