Adobe Community: Can you create a rectangle in acrobat pro

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1. Bernd Alheit,

Sep 6, 2012 11:18 AM in reply to zubobinski

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Use a form text field with a fill color.

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2. zubobinski,

Sep 7, 2012 12:50 AM in reply to Bernd Alheit

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Thanks bernd. Obvious really.

george

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3. zubobinski,

Sep 7, 2012 2:17 AM in reply to zubobinski

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ok that works BUT I need to insert on the top of that rectangle some text ... and I cannot!!!

Is that possible?

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4. Bernd Alheit,

Sep 7, 2012 3:06 AM in reply to zubobinski

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Type the text in the text field.

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5. zubobinski,

Sep 7, 2012 4:09 AM in reply to Bernd Alheit

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Sorry Bernd I did not explain myself.

I need to build a form with a a rectangle I can preset the colour but then I need to type some text on that rectangle as instructions for someone using the form. The rectangle is part of the design and look of the form not a receptacle for data.

george

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6. Bernd Alheit,

Sep 7, 2012 4:18 AM in reply to zubobinski

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For the text you can use another text field and set it to read-only.

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7. zubobinski,

Sep 7, 2012 5:25 AM in reply to Bernd Alheit

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Bernd, I don't see that - yes you can put a text field on top of a text field but you cannot actually enter text into that text field to present to a user!! its for receiving text from a user not displaying text. So I have no idea why you set the properties to read only if all you can display is a text field with colours and borders....

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8. Bernd Alheit,

Sep 7, 2012 5:45 AM in reply to zubobinski

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You want display some instructions for someone using the form or not?

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9. zubobinski,

Sep 7, 2012 6:12 AM in reply to Bernd Alheit

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yes I do, but the process you describe does not work.

Allow me to describe the steps and perhaps you can tell me what you do different:

Tools > Forms > Edit > Add New Field > Text Field

Position, Resize, Properties : Read Only; Appearance Fill Red

now seconf text field

still in edit form > Add New Field > Text Field

Position this second text field over the first one

Properties : Read Only .... now which property or object can I use to enter the instructions???

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10. MarkWalsh,

Sep 7, 2012 6:23 AM in reply to zubobinski

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Either enter the text into the 'Default Value' on the Options tab, or enter the text into the text field before you set it to read only. If you enter the text into the Default value, it will remain if the user clears the form. If you enter the text into the text field manually, it will not remain if the user clears the form.

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11. Bernd Alheit,

Sep 7, 2012 6:23 AM in reply to zubobinski

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Enter the text in text field before you set it as read-only. Or use the default value of the text field.

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12. zubobinski,

Sep 7, 2012 6:46 AM in reply to MarkWalsh

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I can see where you guys are coming from .... but .... I entered text into the default value field.... and all I see when I preview is 0 .... nothing else, just a zero character....

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13. Bill@VT,

Sep 7, 2012 7:20 AM in reply to zubobinski

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Check all the settings, fonts and such, to be sure you to have a true text field and not a number field.

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