Report Export To PDF with input boxes

[Sevn]

I have a monthly report that I export to PDF. Once exported, I distribute them to my partners. My parntners then review the graphs on the report, and forward their comments to be inserted into the final meeting reports.

Is it possible to have Access create the report with user input boxes that will be available when opened by my partners in Adobe Reader?

I would like the partners to be able to input their own notes directly into the provided PDFs without the need for everyone to have Adobe Acrobat.

 

[Sevn]

Can anyone help me with this, or am I in uncharted territory?

 

[pbaldy]

I think you're in uncharted territory. Once you export the report to PDF and send it off, it's an Adobe question as to whether you can include some sort of input field. I know of no way to let a user with Adobe Reader modify the PDF.

 

[Sevn]

Hello,

Thanks for your response, and I believe you are correct. Basically I was trying to create a report that had ~15 user input boxes (with various charts/graphs), and export to PDF for the director's to review. I wanted the user input boxes to carry over to Adobe, so the director's could make there notes, and email the new PDF back to me. It appears that Access flattens the PDF during export, so the input boxes just turn to white space post export. I think I'll find an Acrobat forum, and see if I can get some answers from them.

If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to send them my way.