Nitro PDF Professional User Guide

Part XII Forms
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Forms 5
1 Filling forms ................................................................................................................................... 70
2 Designing ................................................................................................................................... forms
70
3 Using form ................................................................................................................................... field controls
71
Form field attributes .......................................................................................................................................................... 71
Creating button fields .......................................................................................................................................................... 73
Creating check box .......................................................................................................................................................... fields
73
Creating radio button .......................................................................................................................................................... fields
74
Creating combo box .......................................................................................................................................................... fields
75
Creating list box fields .......................................................................................................................................................... 75
Creating text fields .......................................................................................................................................................... 76
Creating signature .......................................................................................................................................................... fields
77
Creating multiple fields .......................................................................................................................................................... 77
4 Setting tab ................................................................................................................................... order
78
5 Editing, ................................................................................................................................... aligning and spacing multiple fields
78
6 Reusing ................................................................................................................................... form field appearance settings
79
7 Importing ................................................................................................................................... and exporting form data
79
8 Resetting ................................................................................................................................... form data
79
9 Submitting ................................................................................................................................... form data
80
10 Showing/Hiding ................................................................................................................................... fields
80
11 Calculating ................................................................................................................................... field data
81
12 JavaScript ................................................................................................................................... 81
Part XIII Shortcuts
Finding JavaScripts .......................................................................................................................................................... 81
Copying and pasting .......................................................................................................................................................... JavaScripts
82
Using folder level JavaScript .......................................................................................................................................................... 82
Writing document level .......................................................................................................................................................... script
83
Writing calculation .......................................................................................................................................................... scripts
83
Using Simplified field .......................................................................................................................................................... notation
83
Using the JavaScript .......................................................................................................................................................... console
84
Viewing output and .......................................................................................................................................................... JavaScript errors
84
Supported JavaScript .......................................................................................................................................................... Objects
84
App object ......................................................................................................................................................... 84
Doc object ......................................................................................................................................................... 85
color object ......................................................................................................................................................... 87
console object.........................................................................................................................................................
87
event object ......................................................................................................................................................... 87
Field object ......................................................................................................................................................... 88
global object ......................................................................................................................................................... 90
indentity object ......................................................................................................................................................... 91
Link object ......................................................................................................................................................... 91
this object ......................................................................................................................................................... 91
util object ......................................................................................................................................................... 92
1 Viewing...................................................................................................................................
92
2 Navigating ................................................................................................................................... 93
3 Editing
................................................................................................................................... 93
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