# Alternate Notes forms

By default, Notes documents will be converted to PDF based on the layout of the default Notes document form.

If you wish to generate PDF files with a different layout, you may design a new document form in Domino Designer (which will look better when rendered to PDF and which may hide or display additional information) and then set SWING PDF Converter to use this form instead of the original form during conversions.

In SWING PDF Converter, this type of document form is referred to as the **Alternate Form**.

### For administrators

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MlCEf5-St8fbGC522sQ" %}
[How to use alternate forms](/pdf-converter-for-notes/getting-started/using-pdf-converter-client-side/how-to-use-alternate-forms.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MlF6m12cpRuO4mEV88o" %}
[Using alternate forms](/pdf-converter-for-notes/how-to/how-to-use-alternate-forms.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### For developers

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MlFqVGCpaK9DXigoxlh" %}
[PDF conversion on the Web](/pdf-converter-for-notes/for-developers/lotusscript-code-samples/pdf-conversion-on-the-web.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MlETsVeweezORmvMxuF" %}
[How to convert a document collection using multiple alternate forms](/pdf-converter-for-notes/how-to/how-to-convert-a-document-collection-using-multiple-alternate-forms.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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