Add an Import Data button (in Acrobat)

You can use the Import Form Data action to enable users to fill out common form fields, such as name and email address, with data imported from another form. Users can also use the Import Data button to populate common form fields with their personal profile information. Only form fields that match are updated. Those that do not match are ignored. Before you create an Import Form Data action, you must have set up a form with common information form fields from which the data will be exported.

Note: The Import Form Data action searches for the data file from which to import data in different locations in Windows than on Mac OS. In Windows, the Import Form Data action searches the Acrobat or Acrobat Reader folder, the current folder, the System folder, the Windows folder, My Documents/Adobe/Acrobat, and the folders that are in the PATH statement. On Mac OS, the Import Form Data action searches the Acrobat or Acrobat Reader folder and the System Preferences folder.
  1. On the Forms toolbar, select the Button tool, and create a button.
  2. Double-click the button to open the Button Properties dialog box.
  3. Click the Actions tab, and select Mouse Up from the Select Trigger menu.
  4. Select Import Form Data from the Select Action menu, and then click Add.
  5. Locate and select an FDF file, and click Select.
  6. Click OK to accept the selections.
  7. Click another tab in the Button Properties dialog box to continue defining properties for the button, or click Close.
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