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The Format tab appears in the
Properties dialog box for only text form fields or dropdown form
fields. The options that are available depend on your selection
in the Select Format Category pop-up menu.
The Example of
Current Format field displays a live preview of the settings.
NoneNo additional options are available. The input
in a text or dropdown box with this property does not require any
specific formatting.
NumberAutomatically imposes the selected formatting
options on numeric data entries.
- Decimal Places
- Sets the number of digits that appear to the right of the
decimal point.
- Separator Style
- Sets the placement of commas and periods.
- Currency Symbol
- Sets the type of currency, such as Euros, Dollars, or Yen.
- Symbol Location
- Sets the location of the currency symbol in relation to the number.
This field is enabled if a currency symbol is selected.
- Negative Number Style
- Sets how negative numbers are displayed. You can choose Show
Parentheses, Use Red Text, neither, or both.
PercentageAutomatically imposes the selected formatting
options on numeric data expressed as a percentage.
- Decimal Places
- Sets the number of digits that appear to the right of the
decimal point
- Separator Style
- Sets the placement of commas and periods.
DateList includes one-, two-, and four-digit variations
where d stands for the day, m stands for month, and y stands
for year.
TimeList includes display variations where h stands
for the hour on a 12-hour clock, H stands for the hour on
a 24-hour clock, MM stands for minutes, ss stands
for the seconds, and tt stands for AM or PM.
Special- Zip Code
- For a five-digit U.S. postal code.
- Zip Code + 4
- For a nine-digit U.S. postal code.
- Phone Number
- For a ten-digit telephone number.
- Social Security Number
- For a nine-digit U.S. Social Security Number. Hyphens are
inserted automatically after the third and fifth digits.
- Arbitrary Mask
- Changes the format category to Custom and makes another text
field available, in which you can type a custom format. Use this
option to specify which types of characters the user can enter in
any given position, and how the data displays in the field.
- A
- Accepts only letters (A–Z, a-z).
- X
- Accepts spaces and most printable characters, including all
characters available on a standard keyboard and ANSI characters
in the ranges of 32–126 and 128–255.
- O
- The letter “O” accepts alphanumeric characters (A–Z, a-z,
and 0–9).
- 9
- Accepts only numeric characters (0–9).
For example,
a mask setting of AAA--p#999 accepts the input BOE--p#767. A mask
setting of OOOOO@XXX accepts the input vad12@3Up.
 Example of an Arbitrary Mask entry
CustomMakes additional options available to form
designers who want to write their own JavaScripts for formatting
and keystrokes. For example, a custom script could define a new
currency format or limit the user entry to specific keystroke characters.
- Custom Format Script
- Displays any custom scripts you have added for formats. The
Edit button opens a dialog box in which you can write and add new
scripts.
- Custom Keystroke Script
- Displays any custom scripts you have added to validate keystrokes.
The Edit button opens a dialog box in which you can write and add
new scripts.
To get the JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference,
see the Acrobat Developer Center at www.adobe.com/go/learn_acr_javascript_en (PDF,
English only).
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