Categories of objects

The majority of the objects fall into two categories:

Boilerplate or static objects
Static objects do not capture or display data. Instead, they present fixed text or graphic information. These objects include circles, lines, rectangles, images, and text. Static objects can be used in all types of forms.

Field objects
Field objects both capture and display data. These objects include barcodes, buttons, check boxes, date/time fields, drop-down lists, image fields, list boxes, password and signature fields, radio buttons, and text fields. Some field objects, such as text fields, can be used in all types of forms, whether the form is interactive, to be filled by a user, or to be filled by merging with a data source. Others, such as drop-down lists, are intended specifically for interactive forms.

The following objects are available in the Standard and Barcodes categories of the Object Library palette.

Object

Description

Category

Use

For more information

Barcode

A barcode identification symbol.

Static

Designed for any type of form.

Using barcodes

Button

A button for issuing commands or client requests.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Using buttons

Check Box

An object that has an enabled (on) or disabled (off) state.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using check boxes

Circle

A circle, ellipse, or arc.

Static

Designed for any type of form.

Using circles, lines, and rectangles

Content Area

A container that serves as the top-level object in an object hierarchy and defines the area in a form in which objects may be placed.

Static

Every master page defines at least one content area.

Using content areas

Date/Time Field

A field that accepts and displays date/time data and supports pattern recognition.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using date/time fields

Decimal Field

A field that accepts and displays decimal data and supports pattern recognition.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using decimal and numeric fields

Signature Field

A control that users can use to attach an electronic signature to the form.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using signature fields

Drop-down List

A list of multiple options from which one option can be selected. Only one option appears at a time.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Using drop-down lists and list boxes

Email Submit Button

A button that form users can use to return form data to a specified email address.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Email submit buttons

Flash Field

An object that displays flash content such as an instructional video..

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Using flash fields

HTTP Submit Button

A button that form users can click to return form data by HTTP post to a specified URL.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

HTTP submit buttons

Image

An object that displays an image such as a logo or icon.

Static

Designed for any type of form.

Using image fields

Image Field

A placeholder for loading an image dynamically when the form is rendered.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using image fields

Lines

A solid, dashed, or dotted line.

Static

Designed for any type of form.

Using circles, lines, and rectangles

List Box

A list of multiple options from which one option can be selected. More than one option appears at a time.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Using drop-down lists and list boxes

Numeric Field

A field that accepts and displays numeric data and supports pattern recognition.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

About numeric fields

Paper Forms Barcode

A 2D barcode that encodes user-entered data in an interactive form. To use the paper forms barcode, your organization must have the Acrobat Reader DC extensions implemented.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Using drop-down lists and list boxes

Password Field

A field that accepts and masks the display of alphanumeric passwords.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using password fields

Print Button

A button that is configured for form users to print the form.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Print buttons

Radio Button

An object that represents a single choice in a group of mutually exclusive choices.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using radio buttons

Rectangle

A rectangle with regular, notched, or rounded corners.

Static

Designed for any type of form.

Using circles, lines, and rectangles

Reset Button

A button that form users can click to reset the contents of the form’s fields to their default values.

Field

Designed for interactive forms.

Reset buttons

Subform

A container that controls the positioning of objects. Each page is a subform and may contain additional subforms.

Static

Designed for any type of form.

About subforms

Table

A container made up of rows and columns of cells that you can fill with form fields or merge with data.

Can be a static object or field object

Designed for any type of form.

Using tables

Text

Read-only text.

Static

Designed for any type of form.

Using text

Text Field

A field that accepts and displays textual data and supports pattern recognition.

Field

Designed for any type of form.

Using text fields

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