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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