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To set preview options for a non-interactive form

To preview a non-interactive form, you need to set the appropriate options in the Form Properties dialog box.

1.	Select Edit > Form Properties.

2.	(Optional) To test the form that you are previewing as if it were printed on one side of the paper, click the Preview tab and, in the Preview Type list, select Print Form (One-sided).

3.	(Optional) To test the form that you are previewing as if it were printed on both sides of the paper, click the Preview tab and, in the Preview Type list, select Print Form (Two-sided).

Note:

When you select Print Form, all objects are non-interactive.

4.	(Optional) To test the form that you are previewing by using a data source, enter the full path to your test data file in the Data File box. You can also use the browse button to navigate to the file.

5.

(Optional) To test the form that you are previewing by using an automatically generated data source, click Generate Preview Data. You can use the browse button to navigate to the location where you want the file saved. If the form contains repeating subforms or subform sets, indicate the number of times each subform or subform set will repeat in the data file.

6.	In the Preview Adobe XML Form As list, select either Static PDF Form or Dynamic XML Form.

See also 

To create sample data to preview your form

To automatically generate sample data to preview your form

To set preview options for a non-interactive form