insert an image into a form field. Is this possible using Acrobat Pro X

I would like to create a form with different field types for users to complete. One field would require the user to insert an image into the PDF document. Is this possible using Acrobat Pro X. I am trying to decide whether this is the right product for me.

Jessica Timmins

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Buttons can be used to do this, but for some baffling reason Adobe does not allow it to work with Reader. They did a while ago, but no longer.

If you need an external image to be inserted on a page with Reader, using a form created in Acrobat, the best you can do is have them use the "Paste Clipboard Image as Stamp" tool. You just have to instruct your users how to get the image they want copied to the clipboard, and then tell them how to resize, move, rotate, etc. Simple, no? The document has to be Reader-enabled for this to work.

Part of the reason I said it was baffling is because you can create an XFA form in LiveCycle Designer that includes an image field that will work with Reader, and no usage rights necessary. Make sense?

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