New pages not displaying in Designer

[#1]

I have a working PDF form that was created in Adobe and Designer (Livecycle). I needed to add (import) 5 pages from another PDF into the form. I can import while in Adobe Acrobat Pro and the new pages display fine, including all the form fields, buttons, etc...



However when I switch back to Designer to add database fields to the newly added pages, the pages are missing/do not disply.



I open the form back up in Adobe acrobat Pro and the new pages are there.



Any thoughts? Why cant I see the new pages in Designer?

[#2]

ie.. I have 36 pages in PDF view and only 31 in Design view.

[#3]

Anyone???

[#4]

Once you have started in Designer you must do ALL work in Designer.

Acrobat should have locked you out from changing, but if you found a

way round, it won't help.



Aandi Inston

[#5]

Thanks for the reply Aandi,



The problem with Designer is that I can find no way to import new pages into my form. Any and all options to do so appear greyed-out.



Do I have to recreate this 36 page form from scratch? I can't believe that Adobe would build Livecycle behave like this.

[#6]

What about combining the files in Acrobat and then opening in Designer.

[#7]

>The problem with Designer is that I can find no way to import new pages into my form.



I'm sure you can't, but maybe you could make a new LiveCycle form, and

copy/paste, not sure.



What you are describing is easily done with Acrobat forms - be sure

you really needed to use LiveCycle Designer.



Aandi Inston

[#8]

Yes, I have to use livecycle for manipulating the database connection. I created the forms in acrobat, (which are made up of several state regulatory forms), for the purpose of having a single, complex PDF that we can merge data into. This saves us time (several hours)from having to complete each form manually and also from having to use Word's mail merge.



I then added a record selector/menu to the first page. When a record is selected the data populates all 31 pages in the form. The state's agency has added another 5 page form that I need to now incorporate into this automation. I can import the pages into acrobat pro.



However, as I stated, when I go to designer to add the database fields to the new pages, the new pages are missing. When I switch back to Arobat, the new pages are there. ???

[#9]

You cannot do it this way. You MUST do form design work and all other

edits in Designer unless you print the form to PDF to flatten it.



Aandi Inston

[#10]

So then, is the option to insert pages using Designer greyed out because my PDF is flattened?