Foundation Form Creation with Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES

Form creation is key to information processing and forms workflow is a key concept within Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite. Adobe LiveCycle Forms ES is a stand-alone product that also comes bundled with Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite. This is the first and only book about this new product specifically created for the design, creation, and processing of dynamically interactive forms. The book is written for users of all abilities, with introductory material for beginners and advanced techniques for more experienced users. It discusses both the best-practices of designing forms that work and the specifics of implementing them efficiently for data collection—the full life cycle of working with forms.

Adobe LiveCycle is all about creating efficient workflows for processing information, and this book demonstrates the full power of the various workflows available for collecting data using one of the most ubiquitous tools available—forms.

• Complete and thorough coverage of Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES
• Workflows for the design, implementation, and processing of forms
• Create and deploy interactive XML-based forms as HTML, PDF, or SWF
• Integrate forms with third-party tools

About the Author

Cheridan Smith has been involved in web development and design since 1997 when she began working on a research team for the Y2K millennium bug. It was then that she learned about the Internet and promptly fell in love with the medium. In her career she has been responsible for websites in the early 2000s such as Weight Watchers Australia and Quicken (quicken.com.au), and she has worked as the creative services manager of Yahoo! in Australia with clients such as Toyota, 20th Century Fox, and Ford. Currently she is the senior digital interactive project manager for a boutique Australian agency.