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Last updated 1/14/2015
Merge exported data files to a spreadsheet
If you want to compile data from forms that are not already in a data set, use the following process.
Choose Tools > Forms > More Form Options > Manage Form Data > Merge Data Files Into Spreadsheet.
1
In the Export Data From Multiple Forms dialog box, click Add Files.
2
In the Select file Containing Form Data dialog box, select a file format option in File Of Type option (Acrobat Form
Data Files or All Files). Then locate the form files that you want to merge into the spreadsheet, select them, and click
Open.
3
Repeat the previous step to add form data files that are in other locations, as needed.
4
Click Export. Then select a folder and filename for the spreadsheet, and click Save.
5
In the Export Progress dialog box, click either View File Now to open the spreadsheet file or Close Dialog to return
to Acrobat.
Note: When returned forms are in a response file, the most efficient way to export the information into a spreadsheet is to
use the Export Data button in the left navigation panel for the PDF Portfolio response file.
About Forms Tracker
Use Tracker to manage the forms that you have distributed or received. Tracker allows you to view and edit the location
of the response file, track which recipients have responded, add more recipients, email all recipients, and view the
responses for a form.
Track forms
1
Choose Tools > Forms > Track.
2
In the left navigation panel, expand Forms.
3
Select a form and do one of the following:
• To view all responses for a form, click View Responses.
• To modify the location of the response file, in Responses File Location, click Edit File Location.
• To view the original form, click Open Original Form.
• To send the form to more recipients, click Add Recipients.
More Help topics
PDF forms basics
You can fill in forms using either Adobe Acrobat XI or the free Adobe Reader®. You can create static or interactive forms
in Acrobat or the FormsCentral desktop application (included with Acrobat). Interactive forms streamline the process
of filling in and collecting data.