Nitro PDF Professional User Guide
Nitro PDF Professional User Guide
Nitro PDF Professional User Guide
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<strong>Nitro</strong> <strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
given field type. For example, when creating text fields, you have options for data formatting, validation,<br />
and calculations. When using button fields, you have more options for adding appearances where icon<br />
images can be used as button faces. When using combo and list boxes you have options for adding menu<br />
names.<br />
General<br />
· Name. As each field is created, <strong>Nitro</strong> <strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> automatically names the field according to<br />
field type and order. For example, if you have two text fields on a page and create a third text field,<br />
then <strong>Nitro</strong> <strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> defaults the name to Text3 (Text for the field type and 3 for the next field<br />
of the same type). Drawing your first button field results in Button1 for the field name.<br />
· Tooltip. Type text in the Tooltip text box and a tooltip appears below the cursor when a user places<br />
the mouse cursor above the field.<br />
· Visibility. In most cases, a form field will be visible. You have three additional options, Hidden,<br />
Visible but does not print, and Hidden but printable.<br />
· Orientation. You can choose rotation angles in 90-degree increments.<br />
· Read Only. A Read Only field is not editable. Checking the Read Only check box prevents a user from<br />
editing the field data.<br />
· Required. Check the box when a field is required for completion before submitting form data.<br />
· Locked. This checkbox locks a field in place on the document page and prevents changes to the<br />
attribute settings. If you need to change attributes, first uncheck the checkbox that is locked.<br />
Appearance<br />
· Border Color. The rectangle (or circle) border can be assigned no color or a color from the pop-up<br />
color palette. Click the Custom Color option and you can assign any color supported by Windows.<br />
· Line Width. From a pop-up menu select Thin, Medium, or Thick to change the rectangle (or circle)<br />
border stroke weight.<br />
· Line Style. From the pop-up menu select Solid, Dashed, Beveled, Inset, or Underlined.<br />
· Fill Color. The contents of the rectangle (or circle) can be filled with a color using the same color<br />
palette options as you have when adding color to line widths.<br />
· Font Name. The typeface you assign to a field appears only when text is added to a field, like when a<br />
user types text in a text field. Text changes do not affect tooltips or text appearing in the Form<br />
Properties dialog box.<br />
· Font Size. All fields except signature fields accept font size changes. The default size is Auto. When<br />
you create a field box, <strong>Nitro</strong> <strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> automatically sizes the text to fit the vertical size. From<br />
a drop down menu you can select fixed-point sizes or enter a value in the Font Size text box.<br />
· Font Color. The same color options you have for appearances can be applied to fonts.<br />
Action<br />
You can assign the same action types as you have available with bookmarks and links. Actions attributes<br />
offer you two primary options—the trigger and the action type.<br />
· Select Trigger. The Trigger is the mouse action. An action is performed on a mouse behavior from<br />
the following options:<br />
· Mouse Up. This is the default trigger. When the mouse button is released, the assigned action is<br />
performed.<br />
· Mouse Down. When the mouse button is depressed, the assigned action is performed.<br />
· Mouse Enter. When the cursor enters a field, the assigned action is performed.<br />
· Mouse Exit. When the cursor exits a field, the assigned action is performed.<br />
· On Focus. When a user tabs into the field, the assigned action is performed.<br />
· On Blur. When a user tabs out of the field, the assigned action is performed.<br />
· Select Action. All the same action types you have available with bookmarks and links are available<br />
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