Convert the emailed PDF documents from suppliers received today into editable Excel files, extract vendor name, invoic…
Open the interactive PDF form containing the filled responses in Adobe Acrobat.
Go to the Tools pane and select Prepare Form.
In the right pane, select More (three dots or dropdown menu).
Choose Export Data from the menu.
In the dialog that appears, select your preferred export format: FDF, XFDF, XML, or TXT (CSV-style).
Best practiceIf you need CSV or JSON, export as XML or TXT and use a spreadsheet or script to convert the data.
Choose a destination folder and enter a file name for the exported data.
Click Save to export the form field data to the selected file format.
You can export filled form data from any interactive PDF using the Prepare Form tool in Acrobat.
This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.
You can use Adobe Acrobat to pull out information that people typed into form fields. Open your PDF, look for an option like 'Export Data' or 'Prepare Form,' and follow the steps to save the data in a format you can use, like a spreadsheet or text file.
Extracting form data means pulling out just the answers or information people filled in, often into a list or table. Copying usually means selecting text by hand, which can miss some fields or be slower if you have many forms.
People extract form field data to quickly see, sort, or share the answers from forms, instead of reading each one by hand. This is helpful for things like surveys, sign-ups, or applications.
Yes, Adobe Acrobat lets you combine data from several filled forms into one file. This is called batch processing and makes it much faster if you have lots of forms to check.
Yes, once you extract and save the form data (like in a spreadsheet), you can edit, sort, or use the information however you want. The original PDF stays the same.