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PDFescape Publishing


PDFescape PDF publishing allows you to publish a PDF file for your customers to access online, providing additional features and PDF configuration options, & offering unparalleled control over PDF files online.

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Publishing Overview With the PDF publishing capabilities available in PDFescape Ultimate, you can upload & distribute PDF files that your receipients can access online with no download required. Once you have uploaded a PDF to be published, you'll be provided with a link to the PDF file on the PDFescape servers which you can then distribute on your website, in emails, flyers, or other media. PDFescape publishing gives you access to additional features and PDF configuration options for unparalleled control over your published PDF files. These advanced access control measures let you specify the exact features of PDFescape which your users are allowed to use. You can even prohibit users from ever receiving a PDF copy of your document, helping to protect your digital content.

Your published PDFs can merely be hosted or they can be full PDF forms, filled and submitted to you via email upon completion. Users who visit the PDF via this link will be able to fill out and modify the PDF file without needing to purchase or download any PDF software. You can set which tools your customers will and won't be allowed to use. You can even specify whether your customers are allowed to export the PDF or if they have an option to "submit it" sending a copy of the filled out form to you via email.


How to publish forms with PDFescape

Step 1. Locate or create your PDF form

Form fields can be added to PDF files using many applications and services. We recommend that you either add your form fields using Adobe Acrobat Professional, PDFescape Online or PDFescape Desktop for PC.

To add form fields using PDFescape Online, simply open the PDF in PDFescape.com. Then use the "Form Field" Tool. Once you have completed your form design, click File - Save As and save your PDF to your desktop. PDFescape supports text, checkbox, radio, list, and combo (drop down) form fields at this time.

Step 2. Sign up for a publishing plan

Log into your account, click on "Publish", then choose to "Publish New PDF". If your plan doesn't allow publishing or has exceeded the number of published documents allowed PDFescape will notify you at this point and give you an opportunity to upgrade.

Step 3. Upload your PDF

Once in the document publishing area of your account, simply upload your form from your local computer.

Be patient as this upload may take anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of minutes depending on the size of your PDF form.

Step 4. Linking to and customizing your PDF form

Once your upload is complete, you can change multiple settings as to how your PDF form will be sent to you on completion.

Additionally, here you can access links for your PDF file. These links will link directly to your file on the PDFescape servers. Use these links to post on your website, in your emails, or in other digital content.

There are no additional charges per view, submission or users and your PDF form will have a safe, universally accessible home.

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