Format Text Boxes

Can you format multiple text boxes at once-over 100? I need to format many text boxes to "number" with .00

In JavaScript you can use the "AFNumberFormat" function to set the format of a field. See the Acrobat JS API Reference for version 5 for the only documentation of this built-in function. You will need to provide the name of the fields to be formatted. You should also set the key stroke action.

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Is there a way to count the number of chars in a formatted text box?

I have a formatted text box in my web dynpro for comments pertaining to workflow.
in the backend, this is mapped to a char200 field.
is there a way to have a running counter to let the user know how many chars are left? I'm not sure if there's an event to use for that.
thanks,
robert.

Hello Robert,
There is no way to get a running total of characters typed by the user - if you really need this functionality - consider creating an Adobe Flash Island.
There was in the last year another thread which covered pretty much the same theme - it could be worth looking at that - although you will find that the eventual solution is the same as I suggest above.

I designed a document in indesign but i need to add a formatted text box to it

I've created an indesign document with an interactive text box, but when I open it in Acrobat, the formatting is stripped from the indesign document in the field where I need it. How do I keep the formatting used on the indesign document so that when someone fills in the content on the PDF in Acrobat, the formatting sticks?

WHat specifically do you mean by formatting? Just the font name?

Submenu formatting - text box outline won't disappear

I'm putting the final touches on my muse site and added a sebmenu. I want to make it consistent with my other one, which has no borders - it just changes fill colors and text colors on rollover, etc. For some reason, the new submenu shows solid lines outlining the submenu even though the stroke is set to no fill. What am I missing?

Hello,
There are strokes applied to both "submenu" and "menu item" level, so you'll need to remove them both to get the effect that you're looking for. Check this short video I created for you (Please listen to the audio as well): http://jingsite.businesscatalyst.com/jing/2013-10-31_0006.swf
Hope this helps.
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How can I extract the last 4 numbers of the SSN to be auto-populated in another text box?

I'm creating a form for my place of business and need to figure out how to extract the last 4 numbers from a Social Security Number formatted text box into another text box that just asks for the last 4 numbers. Can anyone help me please?

A very similar thing was discussed recently in this thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1071629?tstart=0

How do I save a font and it's size and color in a text box as a default

I am using Adobe Acrobat XI for Mac and can't figure out how to set a default font for text boxes. I don't seem to be able to access the properties to set the default by highlighting a properly formatted text box and pressing ctrl-e. Is there another key combination for Mac? Or another method for setting defaults? I'm finding I have to set the font, size and color every time I open a new Acrobat doc and want to add a text box. Also, the choices are not even saving with the document. The fonts already typed save correctly, but on reopening, I have to reset if I want to add more text.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Tom Carlson

Thanks for the suggestions. I've got a Logitech G700S Mouse with a right click button, so right-clicking isn't an issue. Unfortunately, the I can't seem to find the menu to "Use Current Properties as New Defaults." I may not have described the problem correctly.
I am adding text to a pre-existing pdf document, not creating a form. I would like to be able to set a default font, size and color for text, so that when I enter text in a text box onto the pdf document, it has those properties. If I select the text box that is properly formatted (not the text, but the box) and right click, the only choices I get are:
Cut
Copy
Delete
Select All
Deselect All
Arrange>
Edit Using>
So I gues my question is if one can even format a text box as a default or a "style" or the like. I tried setting a default font, size and color for "comments" also in the Acrobat preferences, but even that didn't seem to stick when I opened a new doc. This all may just be a Mac / Mavericks interaction flaw. Anybody have any other ideas?
Tom

Linked Text Box

I'm using iBooks Author Version 2
I am unable to find how to link text boxes. There is reference to selecting "Format --> Text Box --> Add linked text box" but that option is always ghosted for me no mater what I try!
I'm making my own layout on a page. I've put a text box in the first column and I'd like to link the text to a text box at the top of the next column on the same page.
I'm seeing a + at the bottom of the text box, indicating there is more text. It would seem logical to click that + to link it to another box, but I'm unable to click on the +, no matter how hard I try!
Your help on this is appreciated.

Thank you for your effort in drafting this response. Perhaps I wasn’t clear in stating my dilemma(s) in this instance.
I have successfully used Pages (though its several iterations, to date) in publishing, among other things, newsletters for local interest groups – to my great and continuing satisfaction. I previously have used virtually every bell and whistle in Inspector to produce (if I may immodestly say so) great looking copy in tried-and-true templates I designed.
THIS problem is different.
I started with multiple blank pages in both the WP and then Layout mode.
I then put a blank text box on a blank page 1, and alternately, linked multiple blank text boxes on the additional blank pages. All, before attempting to paste the desired text.
In neither instance did that pasting of the multiple pages show, either as a continuance of text from blank pg. 1 to 2,3,4 etc, OR on the blank, linked text boxes following pg. 1, i.e. 2,3,4 etc.
Even with multiple attempts.
I’m leaving something out, somehow, and neither the Manual nor my experience is helpful in solving this anomaly.

Why I don't succeed to create two connected text boxes?

In iBooks Author I tried to create a text box connected to another pre-existent text box in the same page. First I clicked the text box, then I selected Format > text box but the option "add linked text box" was unselectable!
(in this image the text is in italian :S)

The first text box needs to be made into a hyperlink before you can select it from the second one.
See this previous thread:
Linking text boxes not working on...: Apple Support Communities

How do you keep text box formatting data after saving and closing a PDF? (Acrobat XI)

I love that Acrobat XI has the feature "Edit Text & Images". It saves me and my company time when modifying PDFs for our clients. Though I am having some formatting woes...
When I insert a new text box into the document, I can span the entire text box from top to bottom of the page. I can type whatever I want in it and it makes it simple for editing later. Though, when I save the document, close it, and reopen it, all the text that was in one huge text box is broken out into multiple text boxes (per line of text). This makes it a pain to do any edits to the document because the text overlaps and does not wrap (different text boxes over one another). How can I stop this from happening? Is there a way to combine multiple text boxes maybe? What is the best solution to this issue? (running trial version of Acrobat XI on Win7 64-bit)

Why we have chosen not to use comments is due to the how jumbled they become on a page. We are basically going back and putting detailed annotations/footnotes (with numbered markers) to identify what portion of the page the functionality lives/exist. Comments also sometimes close so you cannot find them very easily...
I have just figured out with this form text field solution, I can't use underlined text...sigh...
Update: Figured out the underlined text, CTRL+I

Convert seconds to [h]:mm:ss format on report text box

I want to convert seconds to hh:mm:ss format on the report text box.
I use =Format(Sum([MyTime])/(24*60*60),"hh:nn:ss"), but it does not work if the hours more than 24 hours, since the format is for the time format for the day.
I need the result shows more than 24 hours, because I want to show how many hours and minutes from my seconds value.
I can use [h]:mm:ss for Excel that it gives me the total hours more than 24 hours.
I tried to use the following to my text box
Int((sum(MyTime)) / 3600) & Format(Int((sum(MyTime) / 60) Mod 60, "\:00") & Format(sum(MyTime) Mod 60, "\:00"),
but for some reason it only shows seconds part without minute and hour part of the value.
Your help and information is great appreciated,
Regards,
Souris,

I want to convert seconds to hh:mm:ss format on the report text box.
I use =Format(Sum([MyTime])/(24*60*60),"hh:nn:ss"), but it does not work if the hours more than 24 hours, since the format is for the time format for the day.
I need the result shows more than 24 hours, because I want to show how many hours and minutes from my seconds value.
Hi sourises,
You can use the next function. Place it in a general module.
Function Sec_to_str(seconds)
Dim uur As Integer
Dim min As Integer
Dim sec As Integer
Dim cur_sec As Variant
cur_sec = seconds
If (IsNull(cur_sec)) Then
Sec_to_str = Null
Else
sec = cur_sec Mod 60
cur_sec = cur_sec \ 60
min = cur_sec Mod 60
cur_sec = cur_sec \ 60
uur = cur_sec
If (uur = 0) Then
Sec_to_str = Format(min, "#0") & ":" & Format(sec, "00")
Else
Sec_to_str = Format(uur, "#0") & ":" & Format(min, "00") & ":" & Format(sec, "00")
End If
End If
End Function
Imb.

How can I change the background color in text box using RGB format

Can some one tell me if Mac Pages (version 5.0) allows users to customize the background color of a text box using RGB color format? It appears that the text color can be changed using RGB but background color is limited to a few standard colors. Thanks

They are just sample swatches, use the Color Picker to choose anything you want.
Peter

Keep Formatting during Copy and Paste in Text Box

Hi everyone,
I'm using Adobe Acrobat XI v11.0.0 on Windows 7.
When I am copying and pasting numbers and text within the same text box, I lose the original formatting. How can I paste with the formatting retained? For example, if I copy Bold1234subscript , pasting within the same text box gives me Bold1234Subscript.
However, formatting is preserved when I copy and paste the entire text box.
Thank you very much!

As far as I know you can't do that. In any case, it sounds like you are trying to use Acrobat in a way that is not part of its design. Go back to your original document and edit that, then create a new PDF.

Carry over formatting to the next page without adding a text box

I've written 15 books on the old pages and had no trouble carrying the formatting to the next page without adding a page or adding a text box to the added page. I just kept on typing. I've added the new pages and had trouble right from the start so I went back to the old and got a good start, but going through that added procedure on every new page gets old in a hurry.
It shows the number of pages at the bottom, but a new page doesn't come on automatically when I type.
Please help.
Thanks,
Ron - [email protected]

1. Why not continue to use Pages '09 in your Applications/iWork folder?
2. In Pages 5:
Setup (gear icon far right of toolbar) > check Document Body
and the text will flow from page to page.
Peter

Raw HTML data in reply box instead of formatted text when using forums or webmail interface

At work, we use an internal webmail service with SmarterMail Enterprise 5.5 to communicate. Since upgrading to FF6, the reply text area no longer shows formatted text, and instead just shows the raw HTML code of the message you're typing. The size of the message box area is also reduced to about half what it used to be.
Text formatting also does not function on several message board forums around the internet. Seen many others complain about the same.
This did not happen in Firefox 5, and does not happen now in Chrome or IE8. Something about FF6's handling of webmail interfaces and forums or the handling of an extension that affects a webmail interface or forum is off.
Any help?

AFAIK, no. Acrobat/Reader will only generate plain-text emails.

How to format text inside text boxes?

i'm sure there's a simple solution for this, but for the life of me, I can't find how to format the text (eg font type, size, colour, etc) inside a text box (one of the editing tools) in Acrobat 8 Standard.
Is it just not possible, or is it just a case of extreme ignorance?
Thanks for your help.
cheers
Ze

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