How to add an email submit button to a Fillable PDF Form

In this guide & video will show you how to add an email button to a PDF.

With this method, we will show you a step-by-step guide on adding an email submit button to a PDF so you can distribute it to clients, colleagues etc online on a website or via email.

If you want to improve your office efficiency or add an email submit button to your PDFs, this video is for you! After viewing this guide & video, you can effortlessly add an email submit button to your documents! Easy step-by-step guide.

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To setup please follow the below step-by-step instructions:-

Step by Step Guide

  1. Make sure Adobe Acrobat Pro full version is installed
  2. Open the source PDF in Adobe Acrobat
  3. Click on Tools in the main menu
  4. Look for “Prepare Form” or look for “Prepare Form” on the right-hand side of Adobe Acrobat
    Adobe Acrobat - Prepare Form

  5. Click ‘Prepare Form‘ button to prepare the pdf for forms
  6. Click OK on any warning messages, this is presuming you already have a form fields in your pdf, if you don’t then see our article on how to do this here
    PDF Forms in Adobe Acrobat

  7. You’ll see a new Toolbar appear at the top, click the “OK” button
    Add an Email Submit Button

  8. Choose the location on the page to add the OK submit button
    Change the size of the email submit button in a pdf form

  9. You can resize it by selecting the corners and moving the mouse
    Add an email submit button - change the size of the button

  10. You can also position it by left mouse clicking on it (hold down) and moving the mouse to the location you want it

  11. Double-click on it to see & change the properties of the button you just added
    Add a pdf forms submit email button - properties

  12. Click the Options tab in the button properties and then add your button label, e.g., Submit. note: this is how it will appear on the pdf
    Change the name or label of the forms submit button

  13. Click the Actions tab in the button properties, in the select action click on “Submit a Form” then click the Add.. button below
    Add email action to a submit a form button

    Add a submit a form button action to email pdf

  14. In the Submit Form Selections window click on the “PDF the complete document” radio button near the bottom
    How to send the whole pdf filled in forms

  15.  In enter a URL for this link: enter e.g. [email protected] this is the address you want the form to be sent back to. i.e. you
    Add an email address to a form to submit

  16. Click the OK button in the Form Selections window
  17. Click the Close and Preview Button in the top right to test your form and to test out your newly added submit button
    Preview submit form

    Test out pdf form submission of pdf as an email

  18. To save it to a new pdf click the File menu, Save As… All done.

    NOTE: Clear all your text before doing action 15 above and then send the pdf off to your clients/colleagues etc.
    How to fill out a pdf form and submit

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