Types of PDF Forms There are three primary types of PDF forms, each with distinct characteristics and use cases:   1. AcroForms Traditional and most common type of PDF forms. Created using tools like Adobe Acrobat.   2. Static XFA PDF Forms ... Read More

Using the Adobe PDF Library, you can access the XML structure behind an XFA form field. XFA, or XML Forms Architecture, is a set of proprietary XML specifications for use with web forms. XFA forms are saved within a PDF document. If you want to merge... Read More

A Forms Data Format (FDF) file is a text file used by Adobe Acrobat to hold values exported from PDF forms documents. The Adobe PDF Library views an FDF file as a COS document. As such, it can be opened by the Adobe PDF Library, and can be used with... Read More

There are two (or three) types of PDF forms: AcroForm and XFA (static and dynamic):  AcroForms are the traditional, most common type of PDF forms;  These can be created using Adobe Acrobat. Static XFA PDF forms contain an XML stream that contains... Read More