How to create a digitally fillable PDF in InDesign || Perfect for Worksheets, Forms, Contracts

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Hi Creatives, in this video I'll be showing you how to create a digitally fillable interactive PDF using Adobe InDesign. I'll be going over how to create form fields, drop-down fields, checkboxes and hyperlinks all within InDesign.
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@PeterIngersoll Ай бұрын

Super helpful! I was getting "bad" info about creating PDF forms using Acrobat when InDesign is so much nicer to work with. Thank you!

@sophiesmom1074 Ай бұрын

You have a knack for teaching. Clear, and easy to understand with a pleasant demeanor Thank you!

@sonjabee Жыл бұрын

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed to know, and I am glad you assumed that the user generally understands Indesign. Will be trying it out soon!

@user-iu5tr9rz8l 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! This was SO HELPFUL!!

@poonamc20 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! You made this such an easy follow-through! It saved me hours of struggle :)

@christinevanderpool Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was exactly what I needed!

@florbisagno Жыл бұрын

Wow! You are so knowledgeable and such a generous teacher! The instructions are so clear and you are so calm! Thank you so much, Cheryl!! Greetings from Argentina!

@MadeonSundays Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for saying that 🥹 that is so kind

@maesaaberim6188 Жыл бұрын

Thank you that was so helpful , much appreciated good luck!!!

@treesmadeclear 11 ай бұрын

Clicked on the video and the simple piano music is sublime. Great guide thanks v much.

@Tifliu 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, this tutorial is so detailed and clear, learned a lot !

@sharleenrustici200 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. Great job explaining!

@fiercepandaz 9 ай бұрын

Great tutorial, glad InDesign has made changes to the process since last I tried doing this years ago.

@DilshadKhan-hj6sf 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, you have given an imported knowledge about fillable form.

@starlightspringer 6 ай бұрын

This was so helpful. Thank you!

@EricsonHerbas 7 ай бұрын

This is super helpful. Thanks!

@CharThirteenWasTaken 10 ай бұрын

Great tutorial!

@superjario18 5 ай бұрын

This was super helpful! For those of us on windows however, when you go to export, change the file type there don't get confused like me. Amazing video and tips than you so much!

@peterf.nrgaard9142 8 ай бұрын

Great. Just what I needed 🙂

@thekiddidthis.experimental 11 ай бұрын

excellent tutorial!

@BrunoOT-re2gn 2 ай бұрын

BIG THANK YOU!! from France

@Jon-uu7iq 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! At a really helpful pace. Just one question - when saved as an interactive pdf, how do I get rid of the blue background of the interactive boxes?

@PetarMiljkovic-mb4tx Ай бұрын

BIG THANK YOU!! from Croatia

@irishdawn8387 4 ай бұрын

thank you so much this is perfect for my genealogy project templates

@rubiguides 10 ай бұрын

thank you this was great

@daNorse Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! :)

@cliffphiri8006 6 ай бұрын

Thanks pretty good, nice tutorial

@SpeakSteph 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Please share more InDesign tutorials.

@AntaresReal Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@dancingbetweenus 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@user-wr7tx3wg3t Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@anilaadnan4790 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@happyroy51 8 ай бұрын

Cool. thanks.

@truthseeker318 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Can you collect data on pages and then output all the data collected where you choose?

@millerstek 4 ай бұрын

This is a very useful video, thank you pretty girl

@Chris-sw9bl 10 ай бұрын

Does anyone know if you can also choose in which color the text will appear in the text box form? The default is black, but I'd like to make it into a different color.

@Max77189 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@urielcohen1985 11 ай бұрын

Hey thank you for your guide! is there a way to export a PDF to my phone like free the layers so i can move around all the layers and edit texts? i'm mean not froms or contracts...i wanna create a curriculum vitae and sometimes i want to edit some changes..

@jasonhunter3429 3 ай бұрын

This is great info. Would this inherently work on a ipad?

@eliaspace 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the helpful tips! Does it work the same if you publish it online?

@RomboutVersluijs Ай бұрын

I then use acrobat to make it even better. Yiu can also make it gather all the info in one document. You can even add javascript, can get very technical

@urdecisionisurs Жыл бұрын

Is this a good alternative to Adobe AEM forms? Great video; thank you for making this.

@yinkaoyekunle9533 8 ай бұрын

That's a *REALLY* great question!

@BigBreadBoi 5 ай бұрын

What if you want to add custom fonts, is there a way to package a font into the document so that it works on other people’s computers?

@gerryattrik4410 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Any idea if the form field can have example text appear then get deleted when the user types?

@danhnguyenthanh7949 Жыл бұрын

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@danhnguyenthanh7949 Жыл бұрын

0:20 ❤

@thiagofranca4648 Жыл бұрын

Could you help me by indicating how I can transfer the data from this form to Google Sheets automatically?

@vs2388 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you so much for thee video. Can i change the blue-ish color of the form field? The one that appears before and after i tap the area to fill?

@christaeagleton4944 Жыл бұрын

That's a preference setting in Acrobat that you can easily change.

@kaellwizz Ай бұрын

@@christaeagleton4944 excuse me, where's it?

@non5125 3 ай бұрын

Hello there, I just found this video while searching on same fillable topic. I want to ask you if you could make same video but for affinity designer/publisher about creating fillable pdfs if possible? :))

@sen4714 11 ай бұрын

Hi! Thank you for the great video! I was wondering how you can remove the blue background in the text fields in the end pdf. I have turned off the highlighted areas in Adobe Acrobat, but it's not working! Are you having this problem as well?

@nicolemuller654 9 ай бұрын

Yes! I am trying to figure out how to work around that myself!

@amitu22 8 ай бұрын

I fighting how to get rid of it as well

@amitu22 8 ай бұрын

In Acrobat > Under the preference > Forms > Highlight color > Turn Off > Show border hover color for fields. I hope its helps.

@krystalynnkieche 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this kind of content, I found it very helpful! Do you know if it is possible to have the fillable text forms colored and for them to stay that way after downloading?

@Jon-uu7iq 5 ай бұрын

Yes I coloured mine a 20% yellow. I created non-interactive boxes and tinted it 20% yellow then I created the interactive boxes within these. The only thing is, when I tested, the auto-blue in the interactive boxes stays. I need to find out how the auto blue can chnage to the yellow I'm using.

@Jon-uu7iq 5 ай бұрын

Someone else in these replies supplied the answer: In Acrobat > Under the preference > Forms > Highlight color > Turn Off > Show border hover color for fields.

@robertashford-platt8783 Жыл бұрын

How do you do a date box?

@michaelmorrow-chestnutt6172 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the handy tips for Indesign to Acrobat PDF functionality. Once the PDF form is completed by a user, how would they submit, save or send the PDF form and how will you as the creator receive the information provided?

@StephenGrala 10 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking, they can save the form when it is filled in but it still seems to be interactive when really you want it to be just static

@jasonhunter3429 2 ай бұрын

there is a submit button option you can create that will send it to a designated server or email address, look up "using the submit form button in indesign' for a turtorial if you can't nut it out just from messing around, if you want the form to be locked from editing, you would need to add a signature box using acrobat pro

@jasonhunter3429 2 ай бұрын

@@StephenGrala that is a little beyond indesign, but in acrobat pro you can take your indeisgn document and add a signature field that locks editing once signed.

@russholliday2224 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Question: I have noticed that when trying to print out the filled out PDF, a multiline fillable area only shows what is seen on the screen. The actual PDF is scrollable if there is more type than what is seen in the space, but when printing out the PDF, you will not see all of the text that was entered. Any suggestions to address this issue?

@danhnguyenthanh7949 Жыл бұрын

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@curiouscat9204 8 ай бұрын

Great question, I am wondering about this as well.

@kezzy_kezzy 6 ай бұрын

Can we have this on illustrator already

@jerifloral Жыл бұрын

I have finished designing a workbook in with the fillable PDF program and all worked well so far. Our only real road block is once it’s saved, the imported images (JPEG files) are blurry (not sharp) as when saved in the non-fillable version. The vector designed illustration look ok though. Do you know of a way to make that crisp and sharp for the fillable version. Thank you! I appreciate your time!

@CovertCrow 11 ай бұрын

I know this is old but are they 300 dpi? Did you enlarge them? There are many reasons for blurry images, phones sometimes take blurry photos or if they don't if you sent a bunch at a time it will compress. It really depends what you're using, how you export, ect. There's also an option for display as when you left click and it can display high quality or low quality.

@CovertCrow 11 ай бұрын

Oh and you have to make sure they are linked too, lol! Like I said, many reasons.

@robgrossi2368 11 ай бұрын

When you export it as an Interactive PDF, it will give you the options to adjust the compression setting in the next window. By default, it's set pretty low, so change it to lossless JPEG or bump the resolution up from 72dpi to 300dpi.

@TheTheboss1010 7 ай бұрын

Can you create a video showing how to take this interactive form and create a office football pool. Inside the form there will be two check boxes per game and only one can be selected at a time. If you click on the second one the first unclicks. And then the submitted form must be compared to a master form to show total correct picks.

@jasonhunter3429 2 ай бұрын

hi, for this you might want to use a button instead, select a button and make it a checkbox shape, select > actions > show/hide buttons and forms, and have it hide the opposite teams checkbox when selected, you will need to have a very clear naming convention, you can also make a reset button that will undo these actions at the bottom. To make it look like it is a check box, you will have to change the appearance on click to a selected box option. If this doesnt make sense, search for "using show hide button in indesign" and watch a vid. Hope this helps! Good luck

@adamrickman2461 6 ай бұрын

How to starts at 4:00

@mrmohammad8775 Жыл бұрын

the problem is my fillable boxes are blue by default what i do?

@christaeagleton4944 Жыл бұрын

That's a preference setting in Acrobat that's easily changed.

@RomboutVersluijs Ай бұрын

To bad you didnt show the method to show submit form.

@lmlm_ 2 ай бұрын

15:20 It's a shame you seemingly cannot add margins within the text field.

@RomboutVersluijs Ай бұрын

Don't understand why this seems to have been developed in late 90s. All those interactive graphics which come with InDesign are SO outdated

@marisabond_007 8 ай бұрын

WTF you lost me, its like you jumped right into step 20, how about starting with step one, document size and blank page.

@curiouscat9204 8 ай бұрын

This demo is for people who have the basic knowledge in InDesign. She did mention that you should first create your document in order to follow onwards.