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Modify form field properties

Jun 1, 2012 7:45 AM

 
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    Jun 1, 2012 7:45 AM   in reply to Community Help

    hello, i cannot seem to find help online.  we are having an issue with scanning documents - even when we preset for "Front Page" only, it inserts a blank page.  in Tools, Forms, we cannot access "Edit".

    thank you

    412-454-2150

    Sharon Moore

     
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    Jun 1, 2012 7:32 PM   in reply to mooresm4

    Are you having a scanning problem? That is what you seem to say. So why is the form question being addressed? Until you have a document, there is nothing to add a field to. How are you trying to scan? Have you tried to Scan using the scanner software to a TIFF and then open the TIFF in Acrobat? You have left too much info out about how you are doing things, what software and OS versions your are using, etc.

     
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    Jun 26, 2012 8:19 PM   in reply to Community Help

    I have scanned my form in and now i want to edit the various fields.  I have a date column, quantity column, etc.  I can edit a field one at a time and select date or number or whatever.  but when i try to select multiple fields to set them to date or number, the format option in the properties window is not available.  How can I edit the format property of multiple fields?  I have nearly 200 fields on this form and do not want to edit each field by itself.

     

    Thanks

     
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    Jun 27, 2012 7:02 AM   in reply to tlower68

    This is not easily scripted as yo need to provide the exact date pattern you want to use.

     

    You can run the following script through your JavaScript console in Acrobat,. You will need to modify the field names and date format as needed to meet your needs.

     

    // define an array of fields to change

    var aFields = new Array("Text1", "Text2", "Text3", "Textn");

    // define a character string for the date format

    var cDateFormat = "dd-mmm-yyyy";

    // define a field object to be used for setting the date format

    var oField;

    // loop through the field names and add the date format

    for(i = 0; i < aFields.length; i++) {

    // get the field object for i element in aFields

    oField = this.getField(aFields[i]);

    // set the date format

    oField.setAction("Format", AFDate_FormatEx( cDateFormat));

    // end loop field names - get next field name for processing

     

    The Acrobat JavaScript Console (Your best friend for developing Acrobat JavaScript)

     

    There are other tools and methods to make forms besides the form Wizard. Most of us avoid it for most forms.

     
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    Aug 25, 2012 7:54 PM   in reply to Community Help

    I made a form with Acrobat Pro. I made the dropdown menu, and checked on "Allow User to enter custom text". I saved the form as pdf. I then viewed it on a different computer, which does not have acrobat pro, as all my users do not have acrobat pro.  My problems: The user cannot enter text. I also put a limit on the text boxes, which the users computer does not recognize. Also on the host computer when I print I dont see arrows for dropdowns that I dont use (that was my intent - you only see in print format what you use, the rest of the dropdowns dont show), but my other computer, I see the dropdowns etc. Please help.

     
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