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Filling out forms

Aug 20, 2012 12:22 PM

Tags: #adobe_reader-ipad

How do I disable auto fill text within fields?

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1. Alec Molloy,

Aug 20, 2012 12:29 PM in reply to acooke09

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Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by auto-fill. Are you referring to Reader on the iPhone or iPad?

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2. acooke09,

Aug 20, 2012 12:43 PM in reply to Alec Molloy

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On the iPad. I'm filling out a form and it automatically puts any info I
type in one field into a similar field on the page.
It's pretty frustrating. If I then change the duplicated text it has
inserted, it changes it throughout the whole page.

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3. Alec Molloy,

Aug 20, 2012 12:50 PM in reply to acooke09

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It sounds like this was a poorly created form, not an issue with auto-fill. (I don't believe Reader for iOS supports that feature).

Basically what is happening is the PDF has form fields, and these form fields have hidden names. If one form field has a name identical to another, and a user inputs data into one, the other field will become populated with that data. It can be a useful feature when used correctly, but sometimes form creators accidentally name fields the same, and create this error.

I would contact the creator of the PDF and let them know that they need to fix their form.

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4. acooke09,

Aug 20, 2012 1:11 PM in reply to Alec Molloy

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Okay, thank you.

Alexandra Cooke

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