Form field actions in Acrobat 9 Pro

I have two sort of related issues in a form I've created using 9 Pro.
1 - I want to use the "reset a form" action with button fields, but Acrobat won't let me select the fields I want to clear.  I get the Reset a Form window that has all the form fields listed with a check box next to each one. The "Select All" and "Deselect All" buttons do what they are supposed to do, but I cannot check or uncheck them individually to select only the ones I want.
2 - I want to use the "Calculate" function with text fields, but have the same problem as with the "reset a form" function.  I can get to the pick window that has the fields listed with check boxes; and, again, the Select All and Deselect all buttons work, but I cannot check or uncheck individual fields to calculate only those I want.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

I figured it out! I had the same problem. I clicked, right clicked, center clicked, shift clicked, alt-clicked, tried all the function keys and finally hit the space bar. BINGO! Nowhere do I see anything that tells you to select by hitting the spacebar, but that's the solution.

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