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When you
select a text field, the Field tab in the Object palette displays
several options for formatting fields.
Type
Sets
the type of object. Objects are the building blocks of every form.
Caption
Sets
a caption for the object.
Note:
Caption is a dynamic
property. Dynamic properties are identified by active labels that
have a green underline that you can click to dynamically bind the property
to a data source. To turn active labels on and off, use the Show
Dynamic Properties command in the Object palette menu. See
Dynamically populate a caption
.
Appearance
Sets
the border style for the fillable area of the field:
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None
-
Does not display a border around the field.
-
Underlined
-
Underlines the field.
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Solid Box
-
Displays a solid border around the field.
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Sunken Box
-
Creates a shadow around the field so that the field looks
three-dimensional.
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Custom
-
Opens the Custom Appearance dialog box. Select this option
if you want to define a custom look for the fillable area.
Allow Multiple Lines
Enables or disables multiple lines.
Limit Length and Max Chars
Sets the field length according to
the maximum number of characters that you specify.
Limit Length to Visible Area
Sets the maximum number of characters
allowed in the field according to the horizontal length of the text
field.
Allow Page Breaks Within Content
Allows page breaks within the
content of a text field object.
Keep With Next
Keeps a text field object with the next object
in the document when a page break is introduced
Comb Of Characters
Enables the comb format.
Field Format
Enables plain text or rich text formatting of the
field value in the form:
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Plain Text Only
-
Enables plain text formatting.
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Rich Text
-
Enables rich text formatting.
Patterns
Sets
the pattern for displaying formatted values in a form, for syntax
of the user input, for validating user input, and for storing and
retrieving bound data or saving data when the form is not bound
to a data source. See
Patterns dialog box
.
Presence
Controls
whether an object is displayed in a PDF form when users view the
form in Acrobat or Adobe Reader, or when users print the form:
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Visible
-
The object is visible on-screen, visible in the printed form,
and occupies space in the form layout. Visible is the default presence
setting for all objects.
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Visible (Screen Only)
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The object is visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form
when printed from within Acrobat or Adobe Reader, and occupies space
in the form layout.
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Visible (Print Only)
-
The object is not visible on-screen, visible in the printed form
(when printed from within Acrobat, Adobe Reader, or directly from
the server), and occupies space in the form layout.
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Invisible
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The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed
form, and occupies space in the form layout.
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Hidden (Exclude from Layout)
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The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed
form, and does not occupy any space in the form layout.
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One-sided Printing Only
-
The object is only printed when using single-sided printing.
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Two-sided Printing Only
-
The object is printed when using double-sided printing. This
option is useful when you want to place the page number in a different
corner of the page when using double-sided printing than when using single-sided
printing.
Locale
Renders
the data according to the specified locale for language and country
or region. You can select a specific language and country from the
list, or you can specify one of these options:
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Default Locale
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Uses the Default Locale specified in the Defaults tab of
the Form Properties dialog box.
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Viewer’s System Locale
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Uses the system locale of the user’s computer.
Note:
Locales in the Locale list are organized first
by language and then by country or region.
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