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• Understanding the form's edit and submit modes
• How to enter your information on the form
• Preparing your forms for e-filing

Using the Form's Built in Buttons and Actions

All functions to complete and file your forms have been built in and are available using buttons that are located in pertinent locations throughout the form. Functionality will vary based on the mode of your form.

Form Features

Forms have several functions that will simplify preparation and increase accuracy in your filings:

• Instructions have been added to form fields. To display help, simply hold your cursor over the field in question.
• Alerts are displayed automatically if you enter data incorrectly or make an invalid selection on the form.
• The form checks the data entered for compliance with filing requirements and alerts the filer of problems that must be fixed
• Form Buttons allow extra pages to be added for information that will not fit on the basic form.
• When the form is complete and the data validated, it can be signed with a digital signature submitted electronically
• The form can also be used by filers who want to complete the form on a computer and then print and submit by mail or hand delivery.

  Note: Paper filings are no longer accepted by the House. You must, however, file new registrations with the Senate on paper.

Navigation Buttons

Navigation Buttons will help you navigate to set locations on the form.

Go to Form Complete

This button is located at the top right hand corner of every page and will move the cursor to the ‘Form Complete’ button.

Adobe Page Number and Scroll bars

You can use the Adobe Reader paging buttons that appear at the bottom of the screen to page forward or backward, select a specific page number, or move the cursor to the beginning or end of the form. You can also use the scroll bars on the right hand side of the window to move up and down.

Clear Form Buttons

Form Reset

This orange button is visible in the top right hand corner of Page 1 until your form is signed. Clicking this button will remove all data in the form and reset the fields to edit mode.

Note: If you have added additional pages to your form, they will be deleted.

Edit Mode Buttons

The edit mode buttons listed below are available to assist you in moving to another location in the form, to add more information or to add addendum pages when you do not have room for all of the information.

Add more data

These blue buttons are located directly above the fields where you can add additional information.

Add more pages

These orange buttons are located directly above the fields where you can add additional pages. If you are adding a new issue page on the LD-2 form, it is located at the end of the page.

Please Note:

• If you add pages to your document and don’t use them, DO NOT DELETE THE PAGE MANUALLY. The Form Complete process will delete them for you before you print or file the form.
• While most functions work the same on both forms, there are several conditions on each form that will behave differently:
  • On the LD1 form, supplemental information can only be added on the third page.
  • On the LD2 form, you can add addendum pages for Specific Lobbying issues and Lobbyist fields on a Lobbying Activity page until you are ready to add a new one. When the new Activity page is added, the buttons to insert addendum pages from the previous Activity page are removed.

Form Complete

This red button initiates a multi-step process that validates the form and prepares it for printing and electronic filing. Please see Preparing your forms for e-filing for more information on the Form Complete Process.

Note: Printing is a step in the Form Complete process.

Filing Mode Buttons

The filing buttons listed below are available when the Form Complete process has finished. They will help you sign and file your form electronically or return the form to Edit Mode. These buttons are grouped together and listed at the end of Page 2 on the LD-1 form and at the end of page 1 on the LD-2 form.

Filing Instructions

The blue ‘I’ button displays additional instructions to file your form electronically.

Edit Form

The gray Edit Form button removes the signature line and filing buttons and displays Edit Mode's add information and page buttons.

Signature Line and File with House

The red arrow on the signature line allows you to insert your digital signature certificate. After you have signed your form, the gray File with House button will display the Form Upload Page; allowing you to electronically submit your form.

Senate Password and File with Senate

The Senate Password text field allows you to enter your assigned Senate password. The gray File with Senate button is active after you have entered your Senate Password so that you can submit the filing electronically to OPR.