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====== creating interactive pdfs ======

===== editing =====
  * Window -> Workspace -> Interactive for PDF
  * create text for a label
  * create an object such as a rectangle for the form field (you can also make custom shapes for radio buttons/checkboxes, etc...)
  * Open the Buttons and Forms palette, on the right side or also under Window -> Interactive -> Buttons and Forms
  * with the form field object you created above highlighted, use the Buttons and Forms palette to set the "Type" appropriately, such as a Text Field, then give it a Name and set any other desired options
  * continue creating the remaining fields on the form
  * if you want to control the tab order, you can use Object -> Interactive -> Set Tab Order, or open Window -> Articles, drag each form field there, then reorder as desired

===== exporting =====
  * File -> Export
  * Select Adobe PDF (Interactive)
  * In the Export to Interactive PDF dialog, make sure Forms and Media is set to "Include All".  Verify any other desired settings here, then click OK.
  * The exported PDF should now have an interactive form