Nitro PDF Professional User Guide
Nitro PDF Professional User Guide
Nitro PDF Professional User Guide
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Tip: When editing form fields, the Edit All Fields tool lets you select and edit any kind of field.<br />
To add a form field:<br />
1. Open the <strong>PDF</strong> in <strong>Nitro</strong> <strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Professional</strong>.<br />
2. On the Form ribbon tab, in the Fields group, click the field type to add.<br />
3. On the page, drag the pointer where you want the field to appear.<br />
To edit a form field:<br />
1. Open the <strong>PDF</strong> in <strong>Nitro</strong> <strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Professional</strong>.<br />
2. On the Form ribbon tab, in the Fields group, do either of the following:<br />
· Click the field type that corresponds to the field you want to edit.<br />
· Click Edit All Fields.<br />
3. Double-click the field to begin editing it.<br />
12.3 Using form field controls<br />
There are seven different form tools. Each tool is used to create the respective field type. To create a field,<br />
first select the tool for the kind of field to be created, and then drag the pointer on the page where you<br />
want to position the field. After creating a field, you can move the field by selecting the respective tool and<br />
dragging it around the page. You can size a field box by dragging any one of the corner handles in or out. If<br />
you need to change field attributes, double-click on the form field to access its properties.<br />
The types of fields you can create in <strong>Nitro</strong> Pro include:<br />
· Push Button . Buttons are used for hyperlinking and invoking actions. You might create a button<br />
to clear data in a form, or to submit form data to a web address or email account.<br />
· Check Box . The attributes for Check Box and Radio Buttons are almost identical. Check Boxes<br />
are used for checking a number of different options such as a grocery list where the user checks all<br />
the items to be purchased at the grocery store.<br />
· Radio Button . Radio Buttons can be used like Check Boxes, but the intent for this field type is<br />
for either/or conditions. For example, you might use radio buttons to identify a credit card type where<br />
only one response is acceptable. As one button is marked, the remaining buttons assigned for a<br />
response to the same question are turned off. All the behavior and conditions assigned to check<br />
boxes and radio buttons are identical. The distinction between the two form field types is the<br />
appearance. Check boxes are square and radio buttons are round shapes.<br />
· Combo Box . Combo Boxes and List Boxes are used when you want to create menus and offer<br />
respondent’s options for selecting choices from a list. The Combo Box uses a down pointing arrow to<br />
open the list.<br />
· List Box . List Boxes are scrollable lists. With Combo Boxes you are limited to assigning a single<br />
response from menu options. List Boxes enable you to assign multiple responses to the menu items.<br />
· Text Field . Text fields are used for respondents to type text in the field box. Text can be either<br />
alpha or numeric values.<br />
· Signature Field . Signature fields are recipients to apply their digital signature to.<br />
12.3.1 Form field attributes<br />
The different types of form fields have some attributes the same, as outlined below, but because the form<br />
fields differ greatly in their design and intent, you have unique attribute assignments you can add to any