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This document explains the PDF form field basics in Acrobat DC. (If you are looking for information on how to create a form from scratch, distribute a form, track form or fill and sign a form, click the appropriate link above. To explore the common questions on forms, click the Forms FAQ link.)
In Acrobat, you create a form field by choosing one of the form tools. For each field type, you can set various options through the form field Properties dialog box.
- 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 previewof the field. - On the page, click where you want to add the field tocreate a field with the default size. To create a field using acustom size, drag a rectangle to define the size of the field.
- In the Field Name box, type the name of the field and specify if you want the field to be a required field. Choose a name that is relevant and descriptive to make organizing and collecting the data easier.
- To display the Properties dialog box and modify any other field properties, click All Properties.Note:If you have selected the Keep Tool Selected option in the toolbar, the Field Name box doesn’t appear after adding a field. Each time you click the page, a new field is added to the form. To exit this mode, press the Esc key or click the Select Object Tool button . To modify the properties of the field, double-click the field.
- To test your form, click the Preview button in the toolbar. Previewing a form allows you to view the form the same way the form recipients will and gives you a chance to verify the form. If you are previewing a form, you can click the Edit button to go back to the edit mode.
- When your form is complete, click the cross button towards the right end of the toolbar to close form editing.
You can use grids tohelp position form fields precisely on a page. You can define thegrid spacing, color, and position. You can also choose whether tohave the boundaries of a form field snap to grid lines when you’reediting the form field. Grid lines don’t print.
- To make form fields snap to the nearest grid lines when you create or move them, choose View > Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Snap To Grid.
You can create copies of a form field on a single page of a PDF form. You can also copy a form field and paste it onto other pages. When you create duplicate form fields, replicas of the original field are added to one or more other pages. The duplicate fields are always in the same position on each page as the original. Both copies and duplicates can be dragged to different locations on a page, but not from one page to another.
Both copies and duplicates are created with the same basic name as the original form field. Copies and duplicates pasted using the Duplicate Across Pages command also have a number appended. All form fields with the same basic name share the same user data and action properties. Consequently, when a user adds or edits a response to a copy or duplicate field, the response appears in all fields with the same basic name.
If you change the properties of any one of multiple versions of a form field with the same basic name, those changes affect only that copy of the form field. The exception is when you change an Actions listing if the trigger isn’t a mouse action.
Note:
To prevent a duplicate or copied form field fromreacting in unison with the original field, change the name of thenew form field.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- Select the form field, and do one of the following:
- To copy the form field to the center ofthe current view, choose Edit > Copy, and then chooseEdit > Paste.
- To copy the form field and move it to another locationon the page, Ctrl-drag it.Tip: To constrain thevertical or horizontal movement as you drag, press and hold Shift.
- If you want the field to be automatically populated withthe data the user types into the original field, leave the nameas is. If the copied field is for unique user information, renameit.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- Right-click the form field and choose Create Multiple Copies.
- In the Create Multiple Copies Of Fields dialog box, select Preview, and move the dialog box as needed so that you can see the original field and the copies on the form page.
- To change the number of copies being created, enter different values in the Copy Selected Fields Down and Copy Selected Fields Across options.
- To change the dimensions of the original field and all the copies, enter different values in the Change Width and Change Height options.
- To move the original field and all the copies, click the Up, Down, Left, and Right buttons.
- If you want the fields to be automatically populatedwith the data the user types into the original field, leave thenames as they are. If the copied fields are for unique user information,rename them.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- Right-click the form field and choose Duplicate Across Pages.Note:The Duplicate Across Pages command isn’t available for forms with only one page.
- To duplicate the form field on every page in the form, select All, and click OK.
- To duplicate the form field on a limited range of pages, click the From button, and type the start and ending pages on which you want the form field to appear. Then click OK.
Note:Including or not including the page on which the form field originally appears doesn’t affect the duplication process. Including that page won’t create a second copy on top of the original one, and not including it won’t remove the original form field.- If you want the fields to be automatically populatedwith the data the user types into the original field, leave thenames as they are. If the duplicate fields are for unique user information,rename them.
Selecting multiple form fields is the firststep for several tasks, such as creating copies, aligning form fields,and adjusting the spacing between form fields.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- To select all form fields of all types,choose Edit > Select All.
- To select a range of form fields, click the firstform field in the range, and then Shift-click the last form field.All form fields between the two form fields are selected.
- To select individual form fields in different partsof the PDF page, Ctrl-click each form field.
- To select all form fields in an area of the page,use the Select Object tool to draga selection marquee around the area.
- To deselect an individual form field, Ctrl-clickthat field.
The field that is highlighted in dark blue and displaysthe border handles is the anchor. When you select multipleform fields by clicking, the last field selected is the anchor.When you use a marquee, the form field that was created first isthe anchor. If you Ctrl-click to deselect the anchor, the form fieldlocated in the upper left of the selection becomes the new anchorform field.
After you create form fields, you can rearrange, resize, or move them to give the page a cleaner, more professional look.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- 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 the field by one pixel, press Ctrl+Arrow key; to resize the fields by ten pixels, press Ctrl+Shift+Arrow key.
- 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.
Resize multiple form fields tomatch a selected form field
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- Select all the form fields that you want to resize.
- Choose an appropriate option in the right hand pane under Match Size.You can also right-click the form field that you want the other selected form fields to match. Choose Set Fields To Same Size, and then select one of the following:Adjusts the heights without changing the widths.Adjusts the widths without changing the heights.Adjust all widths and heights to match.
You can move form fields by simply draggingthem. For greater precision in less time, you can use special featuresthat align them with each other, adjust the spacing between them,and center them on the page.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- Select one or more form fields that you want to move.
- To move to an approximate location, drag the selected form fields to the new location.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.
- To move the form field to the exact center of a page, choose Edit > Cut, navigate to the desired page, and then choose Edit > Paste.Note: Fields are placed in the center of the page only the first time they’re pasted. Additional pasted fields are offset from the previously pasted field.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- Select two or more form fields that you want to align.
- Click appropriate option in the right hand pane.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 AlignLeft, 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 AlignTop, Bottom, or Horizontally. They align respectivelyto the top edge, bottom edge, or horizontal axis (center) of the anchorform field.
- To center the fields, choose Center Vertically,Horizontally, or Both.
Note:When you right-click one of the selected fields,it shows the border handles, indicating that it’s the anchor formfield. The Align menu commands move the other selected form fieldsto line up with the edges of the anchor form field.
In the context of laying out form fields ona page, distributing means to give a group of formfields uniform spacing, measured from the centers of adjacent fields.The Distribute commands take precedence over the SnapTo Grid command.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
- Choose an appropriate option in the right hand pane under Distribute.You can also right-click any one of the selected form fields, and do one of the following:
- To distribute the fields evenly between the topmost and bottommost fields, choose Align, Distribute Or Center >Distribute Vertically.
- To distribute the fields evenly between the leftmost and rightmost fields, choose Align, Distribute Or Center >Distribute Horizontally.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.
- If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Prepare Form.
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- Right-click and choose Delete, or choose Edit > Delete.
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