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Horizontally aligns all form fields along the horizontal axis of the first form field.
You must select a minimum of two form fields.
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To center form fields, choose one of the following commands from the Tools > Forms >
Fields > Center menu:
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Vertically centers the group of form fields with respect to the page’s vertical dimension.
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Horizontally centers the group of form fields with respect to the page’s horizontal
dimension.
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Both centers the group of form fields in the page.
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To distribute form fields, choose one of the following commands from the Tools >
Forms > Fields > Distribute menu:
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Vertically distributes the intermediate form fields evenly between the topmost and
bottommost form fields in the selection. This action disregards Snap to Grid.
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Horizontally distributes the intermediate form fields evenly between the leftmost and
rightmost form fields in the selection. This action disregards Snap to Grid.
You must select a minimum of three form fields.
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To delete form fields, do one of the following:
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Press Delete, and select Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
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Choose Edit > Delete, and select Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
If you are deleting a form field that has a duplicate, another dialog box asks if you want to
remove all occurrences of the form field.
Note:
Holding down the Shift key when resizing a form field maintains the original aspect
ratio of the form field.
Duplicating form fields
You can duplicate form fields on the same page or across pages. When you duplicate a
form field, users can fill in one form field and have that information appear in all the form
fields with the same name, no matter what page they are on.The copied form fields can be
given different appearances, but they must have the same name and actions. Changing an
action in a form field will change the action for all form fields with the same name, with
the exception of mouse actions. Mouse actions are confined to a single field.
To duplicate a form field on the same page:
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Select the form tool
, and select a form field.
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Do one of the following:
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Approximately position the form field by pressing Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac OS),
and drag the form field to the new location. To constrain the movement horizontally or
vertically, hold down Ctrl or Option, begin dragging, and then hold down Shift while
continuing to drag the form field.
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Exactly duplicate the form field to the center of the current view by choosing Edit >
Copy, and then choose Edit > Paste. The duplicate form field appears in the center of
the current view.
To duplicate a form field across pages:
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Select the form tool
, and select the form field.