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The table boundary is at the boundaries of the selected fields, or the nearest grid line, if
the grid is turned on and Snap To Grid is selected.
3 Ctrl-drag (Windows) or command-drag (Mac OS) the rectangle to the size you want the
table.The table is filled in with cells.The cells are named sequentially, starting from the
names you gave to the initial fields.
4 Click to finish creating the table.
Editing form fields
You can move, resize, cut, and paste multiple form fields on the same page, across pages,
or across PDF documents. For more information on modifying and copying individual
form fields, see "Setting form field options" on page 151
page 158.
To edit a form field:
1 Use the form tool
2 To move a form field, do one of the following:
Approximately position the form field by moving the pointer inside the selected form
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field, and drag the field to the new location.To constrain movement to a horizontal or
vertical direction, begin dragging, and then hold down Shift while continuing to drag
the selection.
Precisely position the form field by using the arrow keys to nudge the selected form
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fields into position.
Exactly relocate the form field to the center of the current view by choosing Edit > Cut,
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navigate to the desired location, and then choose Edit > Paste.The form field is pasted
in the center of the current view.
3 To resize a form field, position the pointer over an anchor point of the selected form
field. When the pointer changes to the double-headed arrow, hold the mouse button
down, and drag to resize the form field.To resize multiple form fields, do one of the
following:
Hold down Shift, and press an arrow key to resize the form fields in small increments.To
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reduce or enlarge the form field widths, use the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key, respec-
tively; to reduce or enlarge the heights, use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key, respec-
tively.
Choose Tools > Forms > Fields > Size > Height to make all form fields in the selection
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the same height as the first form field.
Choose Tools > Forms > Fields > Size > Width to make all form fields in the selection the
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same width as the first form field.
Choose Tools > Forms > Fields > Size > Both to make all form fields in the selection the
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same height and width as the first form field.
4 To align form fields with the first form field, choose one the following commands from
the Tools > Forms > Fields > Align menu:
Left, Right, Top, or Bottom aligns all form fields with the respective border of the first
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form field.
Vertically aligns all form fields along the vertical axis of the first form field.
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