How to create an interactive PDF form in Adobe® InDesign®

Adobe InDesign allows for greater design control when creating complex forms. Here is an outline of the steps used in this tutorial to create a fillable interactive PDF form in Adobe InDesign: 

1. Set up your form in an Adobe InDesign document
2. May create fields on a separate layer for more control over how your form will import into Adobe Acrobat (top menu: Window, Layers panel) using the Rectangle Frame Tool (F Key)
3. Use the Align panel to align field elements as you work (Window, Object & Layout, Align)
4. Use the Buttons and Forms panel (Window, Interactive) to create interactive fields from InDesign elements: rename, select field type, add behaviors, select font, etc.
5. Select Interactive PDF from File, Export top menu which also contains options for how your form will open in Acrobat

Best practice tip: Set Tab Order under Object (top menu), Interactive.

That’s it, you have created an interactive form in Adobe InDesign.

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