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Defining the tabbing order of form fields

If a PDF document isn't tagged and doesn't have a specified tab order, the order in which

the form fields were created determines their tabbing order. If a PDF document is tagged,

the document structure determines the form fields' tabbing order unless the user has

deselected the Tab Order option in the Accessibility preferences. (See

preferences.)

You can use the Tab Order options in the Page Properties to set the tab of form fields by

the row order, column order, or document structure. (See

method is useful only if the form fields are organized in rows or columns, or if the form

fields are tagged. Ideally, you should use Adobe LiveCycle Designer for its additional

options and control for setting the tabbing order. (See

create forms

you can use the Set Tab Order command.

To set the tabbing order of form fields:

1. Choose Advanced > Forms > Fields > Set Tab Order. Each form field displays a unique

number that represents its tabbing order.

Note: You can choose this command only if the tab order property in the Page Properties

is set to Unspecified.

2. To change a form field's tab number, click the field.

(Windows).) If you want to manually customize the tab order with Acrobat,

Setting accessibility

Defining the tabbing

Using Adobe LiveCycle Designer to

order.) This

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