Edit menu

The Edit menu provides commands for editing a form design.

Undo

Reverses up to 10 previous actions.

Redo

Reapplies up to 10 undone actions one at a time.

Cut

Deletes the current selection and moves a copy of it to the clipboard.

Copy

Adds a copy of the current selection to the clipboard.

Paste

Copies the contents of the clipboard onto the page.

Delete

Deletes the current selection without placing a copy on the clipboard.

Delete Page

Deletes the current page. This command only appears when the Design View tab is active.

Delete Master Page

Deletes the current master page. This command only appears when the Master Pages tab is active.

Duplicate

Duplicates the current selection without placing a copy on the clipboard.

Copy Multiple

Creates a specified number of copies of the selected objects.

Select All > Select All

Selects all top-level objects, groups, and subforms in the active Layout Editor tab. It also selects the contents of the Script Editor.

Select All > Select All Static Objects

Selects all static objects, including text, circles, lines, and rectangles.

Select All > Select All Fields

Selects all fields, including buttons, check boxes, date/time fields, decimal fields, signature fields, drop-down lists, image fields, list boxes, numeric fields, paper forms barcodes, password fields, radio buttons, and text fields

Find

Searches for every occurrence of a specific word or phrase in the XML Source tab or the Script Editor.

Find Next

Searches for the next occurrence of the specified word or phrase in the XML Source tab or the Script Editor.

Find Previous

Searches for the previous occurrence of the specified word or phrase in the XML Source tab or the Script Editor.

Replace

Finds and replaces text in the XML Source tab or the Script Editor.

Go To Line

Goes to the line number that you specify when you are in the XML Source tab or the Script Editor.

Lock > Lock Text

When enabled, you use a single-click to select an object and a double-click to edit captions. When disabled, you can single-click to select an object and select the caption directly.

Lock > Lock Static Objects

When enabled, static objects such as text, lines, images, and shapes cannot be selected or edited.

Lock > Lock Fields

When enabled, field objects cannot be selected or edited.

Replace Artwork

Replaces the background artwork in a PDF document with another PDF document, which you select. This command is unavailable when a PDF document does not contain background artwork.

Fragments > Create Fragment

Creates a new fragment from the selected objects.

Fragments > Edit Fragment

Opens the source file for the selected fragment reference for editing.

Fragments > Fragment Info

Displays information about the selected fragment or fragment reference. You can edit the information for a fragment, but you can only view the information for a fragment reference.

Fragments > Convert to Embedded Object

Converts the selected fragment reference to an embedded copy of the fragment. The embedded objects are no longer connected to the fragment source file and can be edited in the current form design.

Patterns > Display

Opens the Patterns dialog box on the Display tab.

Patterns > Edit

Opens the Patterns dialog box on the Edit tab.

Patterns > Validation

Opens the Patterns dialog box on the Validation tab.

Patterns > Data

Opens the Patterns dialog box on the Data tab.

Delete Leader

Removes the selected leader.

Delete Tab Stops

Opens the Delete Tab Stops dialog box.

Manage Action Profiles

Switches to Workbench and opens the Manage Action Profiles dialog box. A default action profile is created for each form.This command is available only when using Designer with Workbench.

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