I have done a several complete interactive sales aid for a clients as PDFs and they are all working beautifully and they love it. From my experience in this kind of tasks, the main problem with creating forms and other documentation for a client to fill out is that most are created in Microsoft Word, or other form of word processors and we’re afraid the client won’t have the right software to open, add to it and return it. In doing so, the design is compromised because of word processor’s inability to function like professional design software. While MS Word is typically found on most computers and regarded as the most compatible document to send someone to fill out and return, that doesn’t mean you can’t have your cake ( “good design capabilities”) and eat it too ( “compatibility).
Way out
Adobe Acrobat Professional gives the ability to turn your previously designed, standard PDF file into an interactive form that clients can download, easily fill out, print or effortlessly return to you by email. All they need is the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be easily downloaded.