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How to Create PDF Button Form Field to insert PDF with Image

You can create a PDF Form so that your client can submit a PDF with images,  such as photo ID, using the free Adobe Reader XI or later.

Since the free Adobe Reader can only let you insert a PDF into a Push Button Form Field, you have to go with five steps in order to insert an image into the PDF form document.

On your side, you create a PDF Push Button so that your client can insert a PDF file into the Button Field. You can add an Entire PDF Submit Button if your client can submit an image.

Step 1: Read your PDF into PDFill PDF Editor

Step 2: Add a Push Button Form Field

  • Create a Push Button Form Field
  • Select "Options" Tab and Select "Icon Only" for the Layout
  • Enter a JavaScript: event.target.buttonImportIcon();

Step 3: Save all Editing into a new PDF

On your client side, your client needs to download the free PDFill PDF Tools and convert the image into a PDF file using the FREE PDF Tools 9: Convert Images to PDF. 

Step 4: Convert Image to PDF using Image Size

Step 5: Click the Push Button to insert the new PDF with Image  

Please make sure that both you and your client have the free Adobe Reader XI before you read the following steps.

Here are 5 steps on How to Create PDF Button to insert Image using PDFill PDF Form Maker:


Step 1: Read your PDF into PDFill PDF Editor

  • click the icon of "PDFill PDF Editor" from your desktop to start PDFill PDF Editor. You will see a screen like this:

  • To open a PDF file, select Menu File > New Project to Open PDF. Or, click  from Toolbar. Then, a File Selection Dialog comes up.  Select your PDF file. Please wait a few second until all PDF pages are read into PDFill.

Step 2: Add a Push Button Form Field

Step 2.1: Create a new Push Button Form Field

  • First, click Push Button Tool in the Forms Toolbar.
  • Then, hold Left mouse button to create a form field of the required size.
  • Finally, the new form field properties dialog comes up to set the new form field's properties.
  • You can change the border shape and size from Appearance Tab.

Step 2.2: Select "Options" Tab and Select "Icon Only"

You have to unselect "Label Only" for the Label and Icon Layout.

Step 2.3: Enter a JavaScript: event.target.buttonImportIcon();

From New Push Button Field properties, click the Actions Tab and then click the Add Button.

  • Select an Action: "Run a JavaScript"
  • Select a Trigger: "Mouse Up". 
  • Enter a JavaScript: event.target.buttonImportIcon();

Step 3: Save all Editing into a new PDF

Please select Menu File > Save PDF. Or, click  from Standard Toolbar.

The "Save PDF Options" Dialog will come up. All the PDF Editing will be saved directly into the original PDF with options: Output Options, Description, Encrypt/Decrypt, Initial View, and Presentation Effect. You can click each Tab to see the content.

If you just begin to use PDFill PDF Editor, use the default options and click "Save PDF as ...".

Please don't put space inside the PDF file name. Adobe Reader will have problem to email the entire PDF.

You must save editing into a project file (PFL) so that you can resume editing later.
To save this project, select Menu File > Save Project or click
from Toolbar. 
 


Step 4: Convert Image into PDF using Image Size

On your client side, your client needs to download the free PDFill PDF Tools and convert the image into a PDF file using the FREE PDF Tools 9: Convert Images to PDF.

Click the icon of "PDFill PDF Tools" from your desktop to start PDFill PDF Tools. Select the FREE PDF Tools 9.

Click "Add an Image" to add your image into the list. Select "Use Image Size to decide Page Size with DPI". Just use the default DPI 300. Save as a new PDF.

Step 5: Click the Push Button to insert the new PDF with Image

Inside Adobe Reader, your client clicks the push button and the "Select Icon" comes up. Pick the new PDF with the image. Click OK. You should see the inserted image inside Adobe Reader.

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