Submitting form data

When you want to have data submitted to a URL, or an email address, you create a submit button. If you submit data to a URL, be aware that you need server-side programming to collect and route data. When emailing data you have several options for what data are contained in an email attachment.

To create a submit button:

1. Select the Button tool from the Nitro PDF Professional toolbar and drag open a rectangle in the location where you want to add the button.
2. Name the field submitForm, and then set General, and Appearance properties.
3. Select Layout in the Options properties and select Label only. Click the Label field and enter Submit Form
4. Click Select Action and select Submit a form from the drop down menu.
5. Click Add and enter a URL or enter mailto: plus enter an email address in the text box.
6. Do one of the following:
• Click FDF to send the data in FDF format.
• Click HTML and the method to submit data in HTML.
7. Select the fields. Click All Fields or Only Fields, and click Select fields to select the fields you want to submit. Check the boxes for Include No Value Fields and/or Convert Dates to Standard Format if desired.
8. Click OK.