For more information on form fields and how to set their properties, see the next section. What are the different form fields I can use in a PDF form? You can use text boxes, drop-down lists, radio buttons, check-boxes, list boxes, and more. Set the form field properties like text resizing, date fields, calculations, or trigger custom scripts, to define fields' behavior. Learn more. How do I add a clear form or reset form button to my form? A clear or reset form button clears any data a user has already entered in the form.
You can also set up the reset button so that it clears only specific fields. How do I add a submit button to my form? When you distribute a form, Acrobat automatically checks the form. Users can click the Submit Form button to send completed forms back to you. Can I add action buttons in a PDF form? Yes, you can add action buttons in a form to open a file, play a sound or movie clip, submit data to a web server, and much more.
How do I change the size of the form fields? To resize the field manually, drag the border handle. You can also resize the form field by one pixel or to a specific dimension. How do I move fields in a PDF form? You can move form fields by simply dragging them.
Why is the form's data getting copied when one field is filled? If you copy form fields and paste them into the same form, the fields share the same name and properties of the copied cell. To resolve this, double-click the field to open the Properties window. In the General tab, change the name of the field. Repeat this step for all the copied fields. Join the discussion on Adobe Forums. How do I use basic calculations in a PDF form?
The calculations like sum, product, average, minimum and maximum can be done using the predefined calculations. How to add a tooltip to a form field? Double-click a selected form field to open the Properties window. In the General tab, type a description into the tooltip box. How to create a flowable text field? Double-click a selected text field to open the Properties window. How to make a field required or not required? In the General tab, to make the field required, select Required.
To make the field optional, deselect Required. How to make a field read-only? In the General tab, select Read Only. The field that is highlighted in dark blue and displays the border handles is the anchor. When you select multiple form fields by clicking, the last field selected is the anchor. When you use a marquee, the form field that was created first is the anchor.
If you Ctrl-click to deselect the anchor, the form field located in the upper left of the selection becomes the new anchor form field. After you create form fields, you can rearrange, resize, or move them to give the page a cleaner, more professional look.
To resize the field manually, drag a border handle. Hold Shift and drag a corner handle to maintain the current aspect ratio of the form field. To resize to a specific dimension, right-click the field and choose Properties.
Then click the Position tab, and adjust the Width and Height values. You can also right-click the form field that you want the other selected form fields to match. You can move form fields by simply dragging them. For greater precision in less time, you can use special features that align them with each other, adjust the spacing between them, and center them on the page.
Tip : To constrain movement to a horizontal or vertical direction, begin dragging, and then press Shift while continuing to drag the selection. To move to a specific location, right-click the field and choose Properties. Then click the Position tab, and set the Position values. To move either horizontally or vertically in small increments, press the arrow keys to nudge the selected form field into position.
Additional pasted fields are offset from the previously pasted field. You can also right-click the field to which you want to align the other fields. Choose Align , Distribute Or Center , and then choose a command as follows:.
To align a column of fields, choose Align Left, Right, or Vertical. They align respectively to the left edge, right edge, or vertical axis center of the anchor form field. To align a row of fields, choose Align Top , Bottom, or Horizontally.
They align respectively to the top edge, bottom edge, or horizontal axis center of the anchor form field. To center the fields, choose Center Vertically , Horizontally, or Both. The Align menu commands move the other selected form fields to line up with the edges of the anchor form field. In the context of laying out form fields on a page, distributing means to give a group of form fields uniform spacing, measured from the centers of adjacent fields.
The Distribute commands take precedence over the Snap To Grid command. Note : The Distribute command at the bottom in the right hand pane has a different function. Use that command to send your form to others, who fill in the information and return the data to you. In the right hand pane under Fields or the page view, select the form fields that you want to delete. Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy.
User Guide Cancel. Create form fields. After you convert your document to a PDF form, do one of the following:. Choose a form field from the toolbar. Right-click the page and select a field. Your cursor becomes a crosshair, and displays a preview of the field. On the page, click where you want to add the field to create a field with the default size. To create a field using a custom size, drag a rectangle to define the size of the field.
Lay out form fields on a grid. Use the form field properties to position the fields correctly. Right-click the form field, and choose Properties. Copy a form field. Create a copy of a form field.
Select the form field, and do one of the following:. To copy the form field and move it to another location on the page, Ctrl-drag it.
If you want the field to be automatically populated with the data the user types into the original field, leave the name as is. If the copied field is for unique user information, rename it. Create multiple copies of a form field on a page. Make the selections you want to apply:.
If you want the fields to be automatically populated with the data the user types into the original field, leave the names as they are. If the copied fields are for unique user information, rename them. Duplicate a form field across multiple pages. Right-click the form field and choose Duplicate Across Pages. Do one of the following:. If the duplicate fields are for unique user information, rename them.
Select multiple form fields. Do any of the following:. To select individual form fields in different parts of the PDF page, Ctrl-click each form field. To deselect an individual form field, Ctrl-click that field.
Resize form fields. Resize a form field. Select the form field that you want to resize. Resize multiple form fields to match a selected form field.
Select all the form fields that you want to resize.
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