I would like to give the users several dropdown input field to build a custom quote, attach those custom fields to values in a template, automatically generate a PDF and then send that PDF to client.

I have seen examples of generating a PDF for a quote, but not examples of using custom input fields to build the quote?

Do examples for this exist?

What aspects of visualforce, apex, etc should I specifically look at to accomplish this?

Should the values for these dropdown boxes be stored inline inside the page? Or can/should I create a custom table to store these values so they can be easily accessed and changed/updated when needed?

I apologize for the broad general question, but appreciate any help!

Kind Regards,

Jim