How LiveCycle Designer ES converts Word objects and settings
When LiveCycle Designer ES converts a Word file, it preserves the layout. However, you may need to do some manual repositioning of objects afterward to make the form look as good as possible.
Built-in and custom properties are converted to form properties.
Font effects such as underline, strikethrough, superscript, and subscript
Font color of list numbers if it is different from the text color
Tables are converted to subforms that position content, and table cells are converted to child subforms.
Drawing Shape Rotation other than multiples of 90 are not supported.
Images and OLE objects are treated like characters and are positioned as if they were a character in a line of text.
Checkbox fields are converted to check boxes. The default state is carried over.
Drop-down fields are converted to drop-down lists. All list items are carried over.
Text input fields are converted to text fields and the default value is retained.
If all headers and footers are the same, they are created on the master page and are positioned according to the Word document’s header and footer layout settings.
If any headers and footers are different, they are created on individual pages.
The Margins settings are used to specify the layout of the default subform for the page.
The Paper Size
and Orientation settings determine the basic page layout properties.
Any scripting associated with a form field is converted into comments in the LiveCycle Designer ES XML source code.
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How LiveCycle Designer ES converts Word objects and settings