title: PDFBOX: how to create complex pdf acroform template or fill form pdf
body: <p>I want to create a complex pdf acroform or fill form as in term of pdfbox.</p>
  
  <p>This pdf will contain a lot of images with tables, pie chart and many more component.</p>
  
  <p>I have took a acroform from internet and tested it like setting the values at run time in static acroform pdf.</p>
  
  <p><strong>But I didnt see much information on how I can create a pdf acroform template ? I can see information on how to get fields and set the fields.</strong></p>
  
  <p>What I can figured by googling it. Different approaches.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>We can use acrobat to create acroform but it is paid service.cant use it.</li>
  <li>Create an acroform using java code but it is very tricky process.</li>
  <li><p>Create word document and fill the form and then convert in into pdf.- not sure how this will work.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Can anyone suggest for creating very complex acro form template ? Like any freeware tool or word to create or java is the only way to create it.</strong></p></li>
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