Does your job require you to create and send forms to prospective and existing customers? Have you been using Microsoft Word to build these forms before saving them into a PDF format? If you do, you would have probably realised that Microsoft Word is not the best tool to use. There are other software that you can use to improve the design of your forms and how your target audience interacts with it.

Part 1. Best PDF Form Building Software
Part 2. How to Build a PDF Form

Part 1What is the Best PDF Forms Builder

Wondershare PDFelement is one of the most powerful tools you can use to edit, convert, create, protect, sign and print your PDF files. It also gives you the ability to individualise the texts in scanned documents and/or images so that you can perform searches in the PDF files.

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Other than these awesome features, PDFelement is an ideal PDF form builder for anyone who works with forms a lot. With it, you will be able to add, delete and edit any part of a non-fillable PDF form. It offers the flexibility to design fillable PDF forms.

Part 2The Steps for Building a PDF Form

Creating your own PDF form from scratch is really not that hard if you know how. Download and install Wondershare PDFelement to get started on building your own PDF forms.

Step 1. Create PDF Form

In the "File" ribbon, select "New" from the list. To start from a blank page, click on the "Blank" button. Open the "Forms" ribbon and choose which objects – text fields, box and/or buttons – that you need. Once you have chosen, the cursor will change into a cross with a rectangle on the corner. Click the area that you want to place the object and drag it into the size that you want for it.

Text Field: A person can type as much as they want in the field.
Check Box: To select multiple options.
Radio Button: To select a single option.
Combo Box: A combination of text box and list box – a person can choose between options by typing in the field or via the list.
List Box: Click on the box to reveal a dropdown menu to make a selection.
Button: To initiate an action e.g. calculation, submission, opening files etc.

Step 2. Edit Items

To customise the objects' properties, you need to click on the "Edit Form" button located in the "Forms" ribbon. Then double click on the objects to open their respective Properties window. You can change the general action, appearance, and options etc. to suit your needs.

Step 3. Fill in the Form

After editing the form properties, now you can click the "Close Form Editing" button and then fill in the forms. Click any place in the form to enter your content.

Step 4. Save Your PDF Form

Now to save your hard work: go to "File" and click on "Save as". Choose your destination folder by clicking on the "Browse" button. Your PDF form is now ready to be circulated electronically!