The newly added field will appear in the "FIELDS" list. Size the button accordingly by pulling on blue "handles" at the sides of the button. The image selected at this stage will be overwritten during the mail merge process. Click "Choose Icon." to select a sample image to assist with proper sizing the button. This should enable the "Choose icon" button. Make sure that "Layout" is set to "Icon only". Choose border and background color ("Fill color"->"No Fill" works the best for most applications). Step 4 - Set Appearance Optionally, specify common properties in the "General" tab. Field's name and properties can be changed at any time by right-clicking on the button (image) field and selecting "Properties." from the pop-up menu. Click "All Properties" to specify image (button) properties. It is not a requirement, but saves time and make the process more transparent. It is a good idea to use the same name for both form and data fields to simplify the field mapping. Field names are used to uniquely identify each field on a PDF form. Type a name of the field into a "Field Name" box. You will be able to change field position and size at any time. Press and hold left mouse button and drag a rectangle where you want to place a text field. You should see a blue rectangle that represents a field. If your version of Adobe Acrobat does not have an "Image Field" icon on the toolbar, then add a "Button" field by selecting a corresponding icon from the toolbar: Move cursor to a page location where you want to place an image field. Once a PDF file is opened in a form editor, click the "Add an Image Field" icon. Step 3 - Add an Image Field (Button) The "Image" field needs to be placed on the form at the location where an image needs to be positioned. The form editor is used only to add fillable forms fields to allow using the document in the mail It is common to design documents in the text editor such as Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, or in any other similar applicationĪnd then export it into PDF format. Step 2 - Select a Template PDF File Select an existing PDF file that will be as used as template for the PDF form. Select the "Prepare Form" tool to open a form editor. Step 1 - Open a PDF Form Editor Start the Adobe® Acrobat® application. The image for the button can be imported from common image files (BMP, GIF, JPEG, PDF button can have an "icon" associated with itĪnd therefore can be used as a placeholder for images. Stage 1 - Create a PDF Form The easiest way to place images into a PDF form field is via buttons. You can download trial versions of both the Adobe® Acrobat®Īnd the AutoMailMerge™. Installed on your computer in order to use this tutorial. Prerequisites You need a copy of the Adobe® Acrobat® along with the AutoMailMerge™ plug-in
The data from each row needs to be placed on the PDF form to create individual PDF "product cards". There are 5 data fields (columns) in the spreadsheet: "Image", "Title", "Subtitle", "Price" and "Description". The spreadsheet contains product information for 12 different models of chairs. Input Document Description The tutorial is using an Excel spreadsheet as a mail merge data source. The general workflow is comprised of 3 steps:
The AutoMailMerge™ automatically assumes the image-filling mode for all push button (image) fields.Īny text used to populate a button field is assumed to represent a file reference (absolute or relative). Image files will be used to populate button (image) fields by using Excel hyperlinks. The image placement is done by using PDF buttons (or Image Fields). Overview We are going to create "product information cards" in PDF format for 12 models of chairs.Įach product card will be filled with text and images from an Excel spreadsheet.
Note: This tutorial is for AutoMailMerge™ plug-in for the Adobe® Acrobat®. We are going to show how to create a PDF form for filling it with images and text, prepare a data file andĮxecute a mail merge to produce multiple customized PDF documents. Populating PDF Forms With Images and Text Introduction This tutorial shows how to populate a PDF form with text and images from an Excel spreadsheet.
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