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