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EscapeE can be used to create unfilled PDF forms (AcroForms). You can set up data fields in your document that will be rendered as various special elements in your final output:
| 1. | Right-click on a field on the page and select Edit Field...
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Select Edit... from the 'Fields' menu
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Press ctrl + d keys. |
| 2. | Choose the PDF tab. The currently selected field will be highlighted in the 'tree'. |
| 3. | Choose which type of element the field should be: |
Type
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Options
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Purpose
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Submit button
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Draw button
Draw border
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For sending the completed form; select a response format and supply a URL.
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Reset button
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Draw button
Draw border
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This will clear any data that has been entered into the form.
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Radio button
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Checked
Draw border
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For selecting one option from several. Choose whether the image of the radio button is to be placed to the 'Left' or 'Right' of the field, or 'Centre' (at the top left of the swept area).
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Check box
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Checked
Draw border
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For selecting an independent option. Choose whether the image of the check box is to be placed to the 'Left' or 'Right' of the field, or 'Centre' (at the top left of the swept area).
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Editable text field
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Draw border
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For adding data to the form.
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List box
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Drop down
Editable
Draw border
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For selecting one item from a panel of many items. To create/edit the list of items, click Edit... in the 'Choices' section. Type in the list then click OK. Select the item to be highlighted in the form from the 'Choices' drop-down list.
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Repeat for all fields to be rendered as special elements; note that untreated fields will be displayed as 'Normal' on the 'PDF' page of the dialogue.
Options:
Draw button
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Places an image of a button on the form.
The top left corner of the button coincides with the top left corner of the field.
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Draw border
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Draws a border around the area of the form swept out to define the field.
A border may be added to any special field, but is particularly useful to surround Combo boxes.
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Drop down
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Tick to make list box into a 'Combo' box.
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Editable
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For Users to enter an item (Combo box only).
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Checked
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'Tick' to show this field 'selected' when the form is opened or reset.
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Fields can be used to create a table of contents for the document. See Reusing data fields and PDF Table of Contents.
See also
Exporting files to PDF
Setting advanced options in field definitions
Defining data fields and tags
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