Create More Accessible Forms in PDF Documents Using HTML5

Overview

GrapeCity Documents for PDF Viewer (GcPdfViewer), our advanced PDF viewer and editor (Professional Viewer), is included with Documents for PDF and now offers 11 new input types—making it even easier to collect and validate essential data, such as date of birth, telephone numbers, and email.
PDF support for HTML5 includes input types that contain various standard properties. This provides developers with the needed control to ensure consistency through format validation, pick lists, and date picking tools.

Implementation is streamlined since these benefits are already a part of the GcPdfViewer API that developers use in applications like PDF, Excel, and Word.

Why Choose GcPdfViewer for Your HTML5 Applications?

Easy Input Type Implementation

Properties and validation settings are the same as those supported in GcExcel and GcPdf
Autocomplete, autofocus, required, spell checking, and other familiar properties are available
Quick implementation using GcExcel templates and the GcPdf API

Code Once, View on Multiple Platforms

Utilize the power of HTML5's responsive design
Organize fields for seamless entry on smaller platforms, such as mobile and tablet
Consistent data collection across multiple platforms

Customize and Validate

Customize UI appearance of form fields
Modify validation messages for form fields with Form Filler Dialog
Form event handlers and settings
Define custom content
Fill forms on smaller devices

Additional Supported Advanced Input Types and Features

Date picker
Telephone number
URL
Email
HTML5's autofill capabilities

Example of DatePicker and Field-specific formatting using GcPdfViewer API by GrapeCity

Provide Even More Benefits With Validation and Input Types

Control formatting and phone number collection
Ensure proper data collection of email addresses through format validation
Avoid erroneous date entry by implementing a date picker component in the format required

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Example of Form Filler application used in GcPdfViewer by GrapeCity

Create Device-Friendly, Responsive Forms

Use HTML5 specifications to provide response forms
Add explanatory text, mark required fields, and provide feedback
Create a collection of required form fields only

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Example of Survey Form created using GcPdfViewer and GcExcel API by GrapeCity

Create Dynamic Surveys

Control data with a variety of standard controls like radio buttons, checkboxes, and free text fields
Collect only required data for analysis and specify required fields/answers
Create a PDF from the answers or submit them to a database

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Explore the Advanced Features of our JavaScript PDF Viewer

Example of form fields using GcPdfViewer by GrapeCity

Create, Load, Modify, and Delete PDF Acroform Fields

Create PDF forms in C# with various AcroForms fields, such as textbox, checkbox, pushbuttons, and more.

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Submit Form

Fill and submit interactive PDF form data to the server from a JavaScript-based PDF viewer.

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Example of editing forms on the web using GcPdfViewer and GcPdf API by GrapeCity

Edit PDF Forms on the Web

Edit PDF forms and apply AcroForms properties. Move, resize, and save PDF forms on the client.

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Form customization through GcPdfViewer using GcPdf API by GrapeCity

Customize PDF Forms

Customize form fields with field-specific properties through code, in an online PDF Form Editor, or through C#/VB.NET Code using GcPdf.

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Form Filler Example using GcPdfViewer with custom input types and validation by GrapeCity

View and Fill PDF Forms With HTML5 Input Types

Online forms are complex and collect more data than ever before.

These forms often require user information like date of birth, telephone number, email, URL, and more.

Input types excluded from standard PDF specifications are now supported in GcPdfViewer.

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GrapeCity Documents PDF Viewer and PDF Editor

Check out the new editing tools: Annotation Editor, Form Editor, and other awesome features in GrapeCity Documents PDF Viewer; helping you create a full-featured workflow to load, edit, design, review, and save PDF documents and forms in your applications.

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Visit Our PDF API Samples

Your full-fledged ASP.NET Core sample browser includes all major features, real-time PDFs, and use cases. These PDF files are generated using server-side code with GcPdf and loaded in the client-side GrapeCity JavaScript PDF Viewer. You can download individual .NET Core samples that can run as standalone in C# and VB.Net. The demos also include full sample code in C# and VB with comments along each step for quick onboarding.

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