2 Replies Latest reply: Feb 13, 2014 1:32 PM by MaxCO2012 RSS

    Create Form not picking up all of the PDF checkbox fields.

    MaxCO2012 Community Member

      I am using MS Word 2010 and Acrobat Pro X.

       

      I have a Word template with a series of content control checkboxes that I am converting to PDF. Then I'm using Acrobat "Create Form" function to create a form with interactive checkboxes.

       

      The checkboxes that are NOT indented in the Word template are getting picked up by Acrobat. Checkboxes that ARE indented are not getting picked up.

       

      Can anyone tell me why or what I might do to correct this issue?

       

      Thanks.

        • 1. Re: Create Form not picking up all of the PDF checkbox fields.
          GKaiseril CommunityMVP

          Add them manually, make the border thicker and the font lager, or use Apache OpenOffice.org to add the form fields and then export to PDF.

           

          You will still need to perform some field editing to get the exclusionary groups established and field formatting sorted out.

          • 2. Re: Create Form not picking up all of the PDF checkbox fields.
            MaxCO2012 Community Member

            Thanks for the response. OpenOffice isn't really an option. I love that suite, and I use it at home, but my company is knee-deep in Microsoft Office. Have to be a good soldier, for now anyway.

             

            As far as checkbox dependency, I was thinking I could write some javascript to sort through all the checkboxes in the form and make them all independent. Can you tell me which attribute or property I should be searching for?

             

            As I wrote before, I need to get this to a point that it can be automated.

             

            Thanks again.