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ADOBE ACROBAT 8 STANDARD
User Guide
See also
“Change the Auto-Complete options” on page 188
General
Automatically Calculate Field Values
Automatically performs all field calculations upon user entry.
Show Focus Rectangle
Indicates which form field currently has the focus.
Keep Forms Data Temporarily Available On Disk
Retains forms data in the web browser if you briefly go to another
web page and then click Back to return to the PDF form.
Show Text Field Overflow Indicator
Displays a plus sign (+) in text fields that exceed the bounds specified when the
fields were created.
Always Hide Forms Document Message Bar
Hides the forms document message bar by default whenever a PDF
form is opened in Adobe Reader.
Highlight Color
Show Border Hover Color For Fields
Displays a black outline around a form field when you place the pointer over it.
Fields Highlight Color
Opens a color picker for selecting the color of highlighted form fields. The highlight appears
when the Highlight Fields button
on the document message bar is clicked.
Required Fields Highlight Color
Opens a color picker for selecting the border color of form fields that must be filled
in. The border appears for required form fields only after you attempt to submit the form.
Auto-Complete
Auto-Complete menu
Displays three options for Auto-Complete: Off, Basic, or Advanced.
Remember Numerical Data
Suggests your previously entered numerical entries when you type the same first
character into a similar field. When deselected, Auto-Complete offers suggestions only for text entries. (Available
only when Basic or Advanced is selected.)
Edit Entry List
Displays current entries stored in the Auto-Complete memory. You can select and delete any entries
that you don’t want to keep for filling in future forms. (This option isn’t available if no entries are in the memory.)
Filling in PDF forms
Fill in and clear a form
If a PDF form contains interactive form fields, you can fill in the form with one of the tools in the Select & Zoom
toolbar: the Hand
tool or the Select
tool. When you place the pointer over an interactive form field, the
pointer icon changes to one of the following:
•
Pointing Finger
or Pointing Hand Plus icon
. Appears when the pointer is over a button, radio button, check
box, or item in a list.
•
Arrow . Appears when you can select an item in a list of options.
•
I-beam icon . Appears when you can type text into the form field.
If the form fields aren’t interactive, the basic pointer icon doesn’t change.