How to add date field to Acrobat form
Hi, I am wondering if there is a way to add a date field to an Acrobat form that separates the month, day and year. Example: ___/___/____ Also looking if there is a way to set it up so after entering...
View ArticleForm distribution problem
I have created a pdf fillable form, and would like to distribute it where the user would fill it out, then print it and send it to my office with other materials in a packet. I do not want the...
View ArticleRe: Can I type in a PDF file?
With a full version of Acrobat there are commenting tools and the typewriter tool that can add text to the PDF as long as the PDF is not protected. Also Acrobat could try to locate possible form fields...
View ArticleLimit Field input to "1", "2" or "3"
Thanks in advance for any help, I have a form that is performing calculations and I need the input fields to be limited to the numbers "1", "2" and "3". I currently have Number formatted to "0" decimal...
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Yes, by using a drop-down instead of a text field.
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If this is my only option that is fine but I really don't like the way this looks on the form. Just having a small text box looks much nicer with all of the other information I have on the form.
View ArticleRe: Limit Field input to "1", "2" or "3"
You can do it with a text field, but it's more cumbersome. You can use this as the custom validation script for the field: event.rc = event.value=="" || event.value=="1" || event.value=="2" ||...
View ArticleHow does one add a button so that the recipient can attach a file to the...
When creating the form in Acrobat X Pro, what is the protocol for creating a button or dropdown so that the form recipient can add an attached file? I can't find a specific command or property for...
View ArticleShow/Hide Template with Check Box
I need scripting to add to a 'Check Box' that makes a (user) template visible if checked and invisible if unchecked. This will be used if the user needs an additional "sheet" (addendum) to complete...
View ArticleRe: How does one add a button so that the recipient can attach a file to the...
Unless you can Reader-enable the document with LiveCycle Reader Extensions, a user can only attach files manually as comments, and there's no way to do this with a button. The document will still need...
View ArticleRe: Show/Hide Template with Check Box
If it needs to work with Reader, be aware it cannot show/hide template pages, but Reader 11 can spawn templates to create new pages and pages that are spawned from templates can be deleted, but not if...
View ArticleRe: How does one add a button so that the recipient can attach a file to the...
The other alternative is to reformat the .pdf as a webform and post it on FormsCentral. Unfortunately, that means one has to take the time to retype an existing .pdf form (and format the text fields)...
View ArticleRe: Check box Style won't change to be a circle
You can't tab between radio-button fields in the same groupcan't tab, but CAN arrow across to select the desired radio-button, right? so ... theoretically, couldn't a jscript assign that arrow-across...
View ArticleRe: Hebrew values disappears while filling the form
Has this form ever been processed through Apple's Preview? Apple's Preview does not process forms well and in fact corrupts the fields. Opent the Properties of the PDF and see if the "Appliction" shows...
View ArticleRe: Check box Style won't change to be a circle
can't tab, but CAN arrow across to select the desired radio-button, right? Correct. so ... theoretically, couldn't a jscript assign that arrow-across behaviour to be a TAB function?No, that's not...
View ArticleRe: Disable Textbox and Stamp Printing
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for not being specific about it. I want to do it without using the print dialog, because is user dependent. I want to disable printing for the textbox and stamp without user...
View ArticleRe: Disable Textbox and Stamp Printing
Select all the annotations you want to set as non-printable and then open a console window (Ctrl+J), paste this code into it, select it, and press Ctrl+Enter: var annots = this.selectedAnnots;for (var...
View ArticleRe: Disable Textbox and Stamp Printing
Works great! Thanks a lot. One more question, how to disable printing for buttons?
View ArticleRe: Check box Style won't change to be a circle
@Gilad D -- our human time is precious .... Thank You for sharing some of yours with me so promptly & help - fully ... i got to go woodshed some more now -- i'll be back as soon as i learn a...
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Drop Down List Formatting Questions
I had two questions regarding drop down lists. 1. Is there a maximum number of items you can to add drop down list? 2. I'm working on a "Shopping List" style of form (see 1st pic). Each drop down...
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