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When you
select a button, the Field tab in the Object palette displays several options
for formatting buttons.
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:
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No Border
-
Removes the line around the button.
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Solid Border
-
Creates a thick line around the button.
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Raised Border
-
Creates a shadow around the button so that the button 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 button.
Highlighting
Sets
the button highlight when the button is clicked:
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None
-
Removes the button highlight.
-
Inverted
-
Inverts the button highlight when the button is clicked.
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Push
-
Creates a shadow around the button so that the button looks
like it is recessed.
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Outline
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Creates a line around the button when the button is clicked.
Rollover Caption
Sets a rollover caption when the button highlight
is set to Push. This caption appears when the mouse pointer moves
over the button.
Down Caption
Sets a down caption when the button highlight
is set to Push. This caption appears when the button is clicked.
Control Type
Determines what happens when a user clicks the button.
These options are not displayed for the Print or Reset buttons:
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Regular
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The attached script or calculation will run. The script or
calculation is provided by the user.
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Submit
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Data will be submitted according to the settings in the Submit
tab. See
Button properties in the Submit tab
.
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Execute
-
A web-service operation or database query will be executed
according to the settings in the Execute tab. See
Button properties in the Execute tab
.
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)
-
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)
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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
-
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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