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USING ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED
Forms
marks, poor print quality, degradation caused by fax transmission, or folds in the document. This option is available
for PDF417 and QR Code barcodes.
Enables you to save your custom barcode selections in a file. You can then export the file
Manage Barcode Parameters
and make it available to other form authors in your organization.
Check boxes
Specifies the shape of the marker that appears inside the check box when the user selects it: Check (the
Check Box Style
default), Circle, Cross, Diamond, Square, or Star. This property does not alter the shape of the check box itself.
Note: The size of the marker inside the check box is determined by the size of the font you specify in the Appearance tab.
Specifies a value to represent the item if the data will be exported. If left blank, the entry for Name in the
Export Value
General tab is used as the export value.
Shows the check box selected unless the user deselects it.
Check Box Is Checked By Default
For a technique on setting up your source document for automatic checkboxes, see Bill Carberry's How To Have the
Acrobat Form Wizard Automatically Create Check Boxes.
Combo box and list box
For either combo boxes or list boxes, you use the Options tab to create a list of items from which the user selects.
Although most of the properties on this tab are common to both these types of form fields, a few are exclusive to one
type or the other.
Accepts the text that you type for options that you want to appear in the menu for the field.
Item
Moves the current entry in Item to the Item List.
Add
Where you type in a value to represent the item if the data will be exported. If left blank, the entry for
Export Value
Name in the General tab is used as the export value.
Displays the choices that will be available in the list.
Item List
Note: The highlighted item in the Item List box appears as the default selected item in the combo box or list box field. To
change the default item, highlight another item from the list.
Change the order in which the items are listed in the combo-box list. These buttons are not
Up and Down buttons
available if Sort Items is selected.
Removes the selected item from the list.
Delete
Arranges the listed items numerically and alphabetically. A numerical sort (if applicable) is performed
Sort Items
before an alphabetical sort.
(Combo boxes only) Enables users to enter a value other than the ones in the list.
Allow User To Enter Custom Text
(Combo boxes only) Checks the spelling of user-entered text. This option is available only if Allow
Check Spelling
User To Enter Custom Text is selected.
(List boxes only) Enables users to choose more than one item in the list.
Multiple Selection
Saves the value as soon as the user selects it. If this option is not selected, the value
Commit Selected Value Immediately
is saved only when the user tabs out of the current field or clicks another form field. For list boxes only, this option is
not available if Multiple Selection is selected.
Last updated 9/30/2011