Renaming Form Fields

How does one rename contact fields within a Muse form widget?
I am customizing a form according to a client's wishes, which don't follow the default order of the widget. For example, I've renamed the email field to be the address field following the client's preferred order. The problem is Muse still recognizes it as the email field and expects an email address to be input to function properly.
Also, I have custom text fields to include that aren't found within the default form widget.
Can forms from the widget library be customized as I wish?
Thank you.

Hello,
You can do this by adding custom fields. Please look at the screenshot below.
Regards
Vivek

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I'm a newbie to Automator but it seems like this should work. I need to automate the renaming of lots and lots of fields in a form. I started a workflow that opens the PDF. Then I used the "Record" button in Automator to watch me click on the Form menu bar item in Acrobat and select "Edit Form in Acrobat". I ran the workflow up to this point and it works fine. Then I use the "Record" button again and it watches me select a field in the form by clicking it. Again no problems. Finally I attempt to use the "Record" button to rename the field. It breaks every time. I try "Control Clicking" the field and selecting "Properties" from the contextual menu. Then renaming the field and clicking the close button. It breaks. I try selecting the Field and then clicking the Form menu bar item and selecting "Show Field Properties", renaming the field and clicking the close button. It breaks. I try double clicking the Field, which causes the Properties window to open, renaming the Field and clicking the close button. It breaks. What gives? If I can do this manually it seems like the Record functionality in Automator ought to be able to do it???? I'm running Snow Leopard and using Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 on a MacBook.

OK it appears that selecting the field is what breaks the automation. If I set up the automation to click on the field or drag to select it the automation breaks. If I let the automation run and then move the mouse, the field that I selected in the automation gets dragged around the page. It's like I clicked on the field and held the button down so I could drag it. Same thing happens if I double click the field. Strange....

Is there a way to rename multiple form field names with a "b" at the end?

I have a two page form, both are identical. I need to rename all the field names on page 2 with a "b" at the end of the file name so they dont conflict with that of the first page. Is there any fast way of doing this without renaming each individual one at at time? I have a LOT to do!

It's not possible with JavaScript. The name property of a field is read-only.
I would suggest making a template from the first page and then spawn a new page from it.
If you do it from a script make sure you set the bRename property to true and the form fields will be automatically renamed, but you can't specify the name, it will be in following pattern:
P<Page Number>.<Template Name>.<Original Field Name>

Is there a way to rename PDF form fields without worrying about having all the right fonts?

I'm trying to merge data into an IRS form... for some reason, they duplicated the names for a few fields which causes a problem with merging.
I've installed Acrobat X and tried to edit the form in LiveCycle, but I don't have all the fonts, so I can't do it correctly without altering the IRS form.
Can someone point to a right tool to do a simple rename of a few form field names?
Thanks in advance!

The field names don't have anything to do with fonts, but you might be better off asking in the LiveCycle Designer forum.

How do I create a text box or form field on the top of every page of a pdf in XI Pro for titles?

I generate pdf content from another program and then in Acrobat XI Pro I want to add titles to each page.
I'm thinking I can use form fileds and duplicate across all pages but how do I make each form filed unique?
Or could i add a form field to a background and then apply the background to every page in the pdf?
thanks.

This type of thing is probably best done with a script, either by adding a uniquely named field to each page or by spawing a template page that contains just the form field (like your last idea). There's not a built-in method for doing this. If you add a blank page to the beginning of the document, create the field in the location you want, and make the page a template, you can run the following script in the interactive JavaScript console (Ctrl+J):
// Get a reference to the template
var t = getTemplate("Field");
// Spawn the template on each page, automatically renaming the fields
for (var i = 1; i < numPages; i += 1) {
t.spawn({nPage: i, bRename: true, bOverlay: true});
To run the code, select it all in the console and press Ctrl+Enter, or Enter on the numeric keypad.
To make a page a template in Acrobat 11, make sure you're on the page you want to make a template and select: Tools > Document Processing > Page Templates
and enter a name. I used a name of "Field" in the example above, but you can use anything.
To create a blank page, you can use the following script:
newPage({nPage: 0, nWidth: 8.5 * 72, nHeight: 11 * 72});
for an 8.5"x11" page. Adjust the numbers to match whatever your page size is. It will be added to the beginning of the document and you can then add the field and make it a template. Once the fields have been added, you can remove the template page.

Actions tab for form field properties

This question was posted in response to the following article: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/pro/using/WSDFC888F9-219C-4b55-90E6-D316E2A85F08.w.htm l

I am working in Acrobat. I trying to create a form dealers will complete and submit. There will be no licensing issues. I have created a button and named it SUBMIT. In the Actions tab I have selected “Submit a form.” I have entered “mailto:[email protected]” under “Enter a URL for this link”. I have also selected “PDF The complete document” as the Export Format.
I saved the file but when I go to the Preview Mode and click the new “Submit” button, I am asked to “Save PDF as” from a menu. Even if I rename the file and click save, nothing happens. I am back in the Preview mode. If I click “Submit” again, I get the same “Save PDF as” routine.
I am baffled.
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Can I script an email button to put one of the form fields in the subject line and to name the form?

This is a fillable form on a website. We want people to complete the form, then click on the email button to send it to us. Prefer to have the "name" field populate in the "subject line" of the email, and also rename the form that same field name. Is that possible?

In the sample I used the below syntax to send an email..
event.target.submitForm({cURL:"mailto:"+ strToAddress + "?cc=" + strCCAddress + "&subject=" + strSubject + "&body=" + strMessage,cSubmitAs:"PDF"});
The highlighted ones are local variables which will hold the value from the form fields.
If you want to get the Subject from Name field in the form, use some thing like this.
     var strSubject = name.rawValue;
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Autodetect text form fields-How do you get it to find all field areas?

I have 50 pages, all identical. I created in InDesign and its simply just a chart that is about 50 lines with 4 columns. It was created as a table also and very clean. I want each of those cells to be converted to text form fields in Acrobat. When I run the auto detect, it finds every one except the column on the far right and one of the cells on the very bottom with all 50 pages. I really need this to autodetect these or else I will have to do all those missing ones manually and that is a TON I will have to do and give unique names also which I really dont want to do! I have attached a screenshot of the form as is and another showing all the detected fields.

I don't think that there is a way to do, I think your only option is to add manually. If that column is the same size as last one on the right that it detected then you can copy>paste. But beware you may have to rename the field and double check your tabbing order when doing so.
If all your 50 pages have the exact same fields then get your 1st page setup. Then create page 2 and open your pdf with the correct fields, go to Document>Replaces Pages, and select page 2, so the same for all pages and then combine all pages into 1 pdf when finished (seems like a lot of steps but in my opinion faster then doing 50+ pages and however many fields). As long as your 1st page is the exact same field setup as all the rest this should prevent you from having to redo all 50 pages.

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I'm new to creating forms. I got a PDF doc from someone that I decided to turn into a form so I could fill it out more easily. It has a lot of checkboxes on it so rather than placing them painstakingly one by one I did a lot of copy/paste. It was much faster because there are sevearl columns of checkboxes. When I went back to the form to fill it in and checked one of the boxes, the all checked at once. That was a huge surprise. I understand why that happened (dumb feature if you ask me) but how do I separate them without deleting them and putting them back one by one. I'm also wondering why the form wizard ignored them. It added fields for all the rest of the form. I should make sure that I'm clear. I know I can select each checkbox and rename them one by one so that they are separate but that's harder than putting them back one at a time. I'm looking for some sort of global button that I can click after selecting them all so that they are no longer named the same or connected. I'm using Acrobat 9 pro fully updated.

Bill,
Thanks for your answer but I'm guessing you didn't read my entire post. Created form fields in Acrobat 9 Pro from a PDF doc (that wasn't a form previously) from a client of mine. And I know how to rename things in properties (which I also mentioned). And actually already did that. Was wondering about some automated or global feature that would let me do that in bulk. I got a private answer from someone else telling me it's not possible.
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The best way is to copy & paste the fields, and then rename them so that
they are no longer "linked".
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Assigning a form field to a variable in XSL in rtf template

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How can I add form field value to the file name in save as dialog box

I do not want the form to be saved automatically, just want the form to auto populate the "file name" only.
A little background on the forms I want to use: My company has 70 retail outlets, I'll use one of our pdf forms called an "Incident Report" as an example. I would like for a store manager to be able to complete the form, then email the form to the main office (I already have javascript to add field values and form name to the email subject line), once the main office receives it, I want for them to be able to file the pdf electronically on our server. We have mutliple forms that we use so I do not want any of the forms to automatically save anywhere, (at this time anyway) I just want the office personnel to be able to click "save as" (or whatever they will need to click) and the form automatically add certain field values from the pdf they have received, of which will be different each time the form is sent to the office (Date, store #, employee name etc.) in addition to the name of the form in the "File name" of the "Save As" dialog box. The main office employees will decide into which server file the pdf should be saved.
I'm using Acrobat 8 professional, the stores and office personnel use Adobe reader.
One little note: We currently print and file a lot of paper on a daily bases, as soon as I can get this to work, we are going green.
Me and a lot of trees in this will really apprecitate any help you can give with this! :-)

You might want to take a look at the document "Developing Acrobat Applications Using JavaScript" (js_developer_guide.pdf) which is part of the Adobe Acrobat SDK, which can be downloaded here. Read the "Privileged versus non-privileged context" (p. 45ff.). You will find an example for "Executing privileged methods in a non-privileged context". Should be almost exactly what you are looking for.
Small Outline: For security reasons ("the user always has to know what's going on") you are not allowed to use the "Doc.saveAs"-method without the user permission (--> in a non-privileged context). In order to reach the goal of a privileged context you can use a trusted function. You do this by creating a JavaScript file (*.js) in either the Application-JavaScript-Folder (default location on Windows systems: "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\Javascripts") or the User-JavaScript-Folder (default location on Windows systems: "%AppData%\Adobe\Acrobat\10.0\JavaScripts"). Add the following content to the new file:
myTrustedBrowseForDoc = app.trustedFunction( function ( oArgs ) {
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     app.endPriv();
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myTrustedSaveAs = app.trustedFunction( function ( doc, oArgs ) {
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The developer guide actually wants you to add this content to the existing "config.js" file. I recommend creating a new file, since its easier to deploy in a network. Either way, every client/user who needs to be able to save documents this way, needs this JavaScript Code in his Application/User-JavaScript-Folder.
Within the Acrobat Document, which you want to obtain a certain file name, you can now use the trusted functions "myTrustedBrowseForDoc" and "myTrustedSaveAs" to store the file. To call the trusted functions and deliver the file name you can either you use a form field (button) or you add a new menu item. Add the following JavaScript Action to the button/menu item and change "Roller Coaster" to the name of the field which contains the value which you want to become the new file name:
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Using javascript to save a pdf to a different directory and generating a new filename based on form fields in the document.

I have built the following script in an attempt to create a submit button that will automatically save the document in a different directory on my computer. It will also use the form field data "customer" and "date" to generate the filename. I printed out the variable myPath and it looks like it printed the correct string. I keep getting the following error:
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"path" is a keyword within a PDF you should not use keywords as a name for any other object as a general rule.
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The notes following the description:
Note: This method can only be executed during a batch or console event. See Privileged versus non-privileged context for details. The event object contains a discussion of JavaScript events.
(Adobe Reader S): This method is available in Adobe Reader for documents that have Save usage rights.
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