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Where to start

When creating interactive forms that have a flowable layout, many form authors prefer to start with an interactive form design that has a fixed layout. By starting in this manner, you can see the form in its final state. The form design provides the final layout including all the elements that users will need.

After completing the form design that has a fixed layout, you can then begin to divide the form design into its essential parts, identify what should become subforms, and specify how the subforms will flow the data being entered into the form.

Adding dynamic capabilities to an interactive form typically involves the following techniques:

•	Positioning the header and footer on the master page

•	Wrapping form objects in subforms and setting occurrence values

•	Modifying margins to accommodate subforms

•	Using overflow leader and overflow trailer subforms

•	Creating subforms with flowable elements

•	Creating a button to add and remove a section

•	Creating add and delete buttons

In addition, you need to understand how to add and remove subforms so that the form can respond to the amount of data a user will enter. For more information, see To add and remove subform instances using scripting and To add and remove tables and table rows by using scripting.

Where to start