Stylus input of signature into PDF

[Former Community Member]

Hi All,

I am currently creating a form which will be signed by customers on the issue of equipment using a tablet PC. After much messing around I can't seem to find a way to input what I believe is called a "wet signature" (direct signing input) field into the form. Would anyone know how I could acheive this

Many thanks, Paul

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi Paul,

I have an example here in the Flash Demos: http://assure.ly/rqCuEn. You are looking for the third one down - map with signature. However this is a Dynamic XML Form and uses Flash, so I doubt you will get it working on a Tablet (depends on OS).

Also there was a discusion here on using the commenting feature: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2686010#2686010.

You may need to consider what the user will have on the Tablet (Reader/PDF Expert/some other viewer) and then test as to what works).

Good luck,

Niall

[Former Community Member]

Hi Niall,

Thank you for your reply. I had a look at your example in the Flash Demos and that is perfect / the map feature would add some wow to the form I'm creating. The tablet I am writing this for runs full desktop-version Windows 7 so there are very few compatibility issues. The tablet would most likely run Adobe Reader (free version). Would this form work on that platform?

Thanks

Paul

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi Paul,

I would really expect it to work, but I can't test it. Maybe you could load the existing Flash demo form onto the tablet and test. I would be interested to hear back.

You will need to have Adobe Reader X (min version 10.1). See the Flash Reference Card at the above link.

Please note that I believe that the Google Map API is changing and that the Flash object may require amendment in the future.

Good luck,

Niall

[Former Community Member]

Hi Niall,

The flash demo works on the tablet, however I'm confused as to how to get it into livecycle so I could add it to the form? (just the signature input part, really).

Thanks

Paul

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi Paul,

You will need to open the form in the new version of Designer, eg ADEP Designer 10.

The Flash object is a new feature in ADEP Designer 10, it does not exist in earlier versions of LC Designer.

Again, this is set out in the Flash Reference Card and here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/top-10-adep-designer-features.html.

Hope that helps,

Niall