Text box in forms

How can I limit the pdf form in adobe acrobat XI to the size of the actual text box? Even when I limit the character size, it is still going over the actual text box and I have enabled the visible area under options, but it still does goes through.

Un-tick the option "Scroll Long Text" under Properties - Options.

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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.

Drop-Down List Box on Form Is Cleared at Each Step in a Workflow Process

Hello users,
I am posting this in the Workflow Designer, Workflow Server and Form Designer forums so that it gets a little more exposure, so I apologize if you receive this more than once.
I have a Form Designer 5.0 form attached to a Workflow Server 6.1 process. On the form, I have a drop-down list box being populated from a text box by the OnDataLoad event on the form ONLY when the process is first initiated. The text box is populated by the OnAssign event of the first step in the process map. When the task initiator submits the form to the second step in the process and the user opens the form, the drop-down list box is no longer populated - it has been cleared. There is no code anywhere in either the form or in the process map that clears this field.
Can anyone tell me why this is happening? Is it a bug?
Thanks.

Unless you hard coded the list box on design time, it will lose all data when the form is routed.
Only solution to this is:
create a text box and store your list box choice list to the text box before submitting your form and import the list box choice list back from the text box on form ready.
Hope this helps.

Problem in Showing multiple values into one text box.

Hi all,
How can show i multiple row values into one text box. here text box is multi line type.
i have one table it has content column, it has number of rows. i need to show those data into one text box in form. how can i solve it?
my sample code here,
egin
--:block3.txt_to := :parameter.p_current_user||''||':'||:block3.txt_From;
-- go_item('txt_from');
insert into chat(fromid,toid,content)values(:block3.fromid,:block3.toid,:block3.txt_From);
:block3.txt_From:= null;
commit;
:block3.txt_to := :parameter.p_current_user||''||':'||:block3.txt_From;
go_item('txt_from');
declare
cursor c4 is select content from chat where toid = :block3.fromid;
rec1 c4%rowtype;
begin
open c4;
loop
fetch c4 into rec1;
exit when c4%notfound;
null;
end loop;
end;
--select content into :block3.txt_to from chat where toid= :block3.fromid;
end;
please give me some tips to solve it.
thanks
gurus

Hi,
Try giving CHR(10) for line feed.
DECLARE
     CURSOR C4 IS SELECT CONTENT FROM CHAT WHERE TOID = :BLOCK3.FROMID;
     Str_Temp VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
     :BLOCK3.TXT_TO := '';
     OPEN C4;
     LOOP
          FETCH C4 INTO Str_Temp;
          EXIT WHEN C4%NOTFOUND;
          :BLOCK3.TXT_TO := :BLOCK3.TXT_TO || CHR(10) || Str_Temp;
     END LOOP;
     CLOSE C4;
END;Regards,
Manu.
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How to highlight text in a text box

In Acrobat 5 Pro you could highlight text created with the "FREE TEXT TOOL", I understand this has been renamed the "TEXT BOX TOOL" in Adobe 9 Pro. I can not highlight text created with the text box tool, can anyone help.
Thanks,
Jim E.

Have you tried the text touchup tool, select the text you want, and right click for the properties. I do not think you can highlight in a text box (the form tool for text).

Acrobat 9 hangs when adding a text box

It seems that any installation of Acrobat 9 I have come across, Acrobat hangs when adding a text box from "Forms>Add or Edit Fields".
I may need to apply an update or two but this problem seems very consistent and reproducable.
I plan on trying Acrobat 9 Pro on Windows XP to see if it makes any difference, but does anyone have any ideas? OTHER than upgrading to Acrobat X?

Textbox takes few extra seconds to establish himself, but it never hangs for me. Did you tried to click-n-drag to create Textbox?

How to set focus in text box at server side

Hi,
I have small problem , i have a text box in form , which is get validated at server side in servlet , if it found some thing wrong then it throws exception , i want that when an exception is thrown it should set focus for that perticular text box. so what should i write to perform such a activity.

Get hold of the element ID in the servlet (and keep the code conventions) and print it out to some Javascript function which does a focus during the onload.
There's an example of focus/highlight using JSP/Servlet/Javascript in this article: [http://balusc.blogspot.com/2008/07/dao-tutorial-use-in-jspservlet.html]. Also see the screenshots at the very bottom.

I have created a .pdf form with text boxes, but the recipients are unable to fill in their answers.

How can I distribute a form with text boxes so that the recipients are able to type into the boxes?

This forum is for the Adobe FormsCentral (formscentral.adobe.com) which is a service that allows you to create, collect and analyze data using an online web form. You should ask PDF related form questions in the Acrobat forums: http://forums.adobe.com/community/acrobat/forms
I'll move your post to that forum so you don't need to retype it. They can help you out...
Randy

Create a dynamic form where selected text boxes appears, based on options chosen in a drop-down box

HELP!!! Can anyone please provide some guidance on how to create a dynamic form where selected text boxes appears, based on options chosen in a drop-down box.
I have a form which – based on the department that's selected from a drop-down box – will have different form fields/text boxes, etc, made available.
Is this possible in LiveCycle, if so, can you please provide the script/info - as needed.
Thanks,

In the preOpen event of the second dropdown list you put something like (in formCalc):
if (dropdown1 == 1) then
$.clearItems()
$.setItems("Year, 2 Year, 3 Year")
elseif (dropdown1 == 2) then
$.clearItems()
$.setItems("3 Year, 4 Year")
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Rich text box used in Infopath Form not displaying option to get images from Computer

Hello,
We have used "Rich text box" in Infopath Form which is not displaying option to get images from Computer.
Options available are : From Address, From SharePoint
But if we Rich text box in list, then it works fine with "From Computer" option.
can you please help me out to get this option.
Thanks in advance.
REgards,
Jayashri

Hi,
From your description, there is no “From Computer” option to get images with rich text box in InfoPath form.
Per my knowledge, by design there are “From Address” and “From SharePoint” options without “From Computer” option in rich text box in InfoPath form. As a workaround, you can develop a custom InfoPath Rich Text box to do it.
About developing a custom InfoPath control, I suggest you create a new thread on the forum “Visual Studio Tools for Office”, more experts will assist you with InfoPath development.
Visual Studio Tools for Office:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/home?forum=vsto&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
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Dean Wang

Can you calculate multiple text boxes to achieve a total value? If so how is that done? I am trying to create a order form where multiple items can be purchased but i would like the values of each item to calculate so I can achieve a total value.

Can you calculate multiple text boxes to achieve a total value? If so how is that done? I am trying to create a order form where multiple items can be purchased but i would like the values of each item to calculate so I can achieve a total value.

Hi sashby51,
I've moved your discussion to the PDF Forms forum--the folks who visit this forum regularly should be able to point you in the right direction.
Best,
Sara

No text in form text boxes

I have been sending out forms to be filled out in Adobe. So far, most of them come back with no issues. But recently, I have started to get them back where the text in the text boxes doesn't show up unless I click in the box. The text doesn't print when the form is printed, so that is a problem. I did some digging and it seems that the problem stems from people filling out the form in Preview mode as opposed to the regular Reader mode. So my question is two-fold.
1. Is there a way to make it so that the form cannot be filled out in Preview mode, but will prompt the user to open it up in Reader?
2. How can I fix the forms I already have? I read something about importing and exporting the form data, but I cannot see where to do that.
I am using Adobe X Pro on a Mac, and I am NOT a power user, so please be very detailed in your answers about where I find commands.
Thank you,
Michele

I figured that much out.
My question was how do I prevent these problems? I saw another discussion (over a year old) that said something about importing and exporting the data, and another answer that mentioned turning off the ability to fill out the forms in Preview.
So my questions were how to actually perform those "fixes" since I can't seem to find any sort of 'import/export/ command in Adobe Pro X nor can I find anything about locking the form from being filled out in Preview mode.
Thank you.

How can I specify what type of text people can enter in a text box, on a fillable form?

I have an end user that wants to make it so that others who type text in a fillable form can only enter a specific email domain (example: [email protected]). This would be for only one text box in the form. Is this even at all possible, and if so, any guidance on how to make this happen? Thanks!
Jason

I suppose we could do it that way, but I wouldn't know how to advise the user to do this. (I am not an Acrobat user, I just handle installations and basic support). Could you walk me through it?

Livecycle Designer 7.0 - How do I link a text box in a form to a radio button or checkbox?

Hello,
I am using Livecycle Designer 7.0 to create a form. I have a scenario where I have several options on a question where they choose one radio button. The last option of the radio button has a text box accompanying it and I only want it to be able to be filled out/typed into if that particular radio button is chosen. Not to be able to be typed into if that particular radio button is not chosen as an answer to that question.
How do I do that?
Also how to I do the same for a text box to be entered into and typed into only if the accompanying checkbox is checked?
Help?

This forum is for the Adobe FormsCentral (formscentral.adobe.com) which is a service that allows you to create, collect and analyze data using an online web form. You should ask Designer related form questions in the Designer forums: http://forums.adobe.com/community/livecycle/livecycle_es/livecycle_des igner_es
I'll move your post to that forum so you don't need to retype it. They can help you out...
Randy

Looking for a good method or APP to have client sign a form in a text box

I am looking for a good method or App to take an existing form/Document and have a client sign, date etc. I will want to create the text boxes in a stationary location. Possibly to also take a picture to add to form.
Has anyone used any apps to accomplish this?
Apps I have tried.
Signnow
Sign PDF
Sign Easy
Sign Easy is about the best except the signatures (text boxes, dates, etc) are free floating and confuse people where to add them on form each time. Clients have no clue how to use it.
Any suggestions would be helpful. I may be over complicating this also, as there could just be a PDF app that I utilize.
Thanks,
Jim

Maybe more than you need...
PDF readers
PDF Expert – the PDF handling app for the iPad. "It allows you to markup documents with highlights and handwriting, insert text and stamps, sign and even merge PDFs."
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-expert-5-fill-forms-annotate/id743974925?mt= 8
iAnnotate – turns your tablet into a world-class productivity tool for reading, marking up, and sharing PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files, and images. Has a secure document edition designed for corporations.
http://www.branchfire.com/iannotate/

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