Email submit button

Email submit button properties in the Field tab

Email submit button properties in the Field tab

When you select an email submit button, the Field tab in the Object palette displays several options for formatting email submit 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:

No Border: Removes the line around the button.
Solid Border: Creates a thick line around the button.
Raised Border: Creates a shadow around the button so that the button looks three-dimensional.
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:

None: Removes the button highlight.
Inverted: Inverts the button highlight when the button is clicked.
Push: Creates a shadow around the button so that the button looks like it is recessed.
Outline: 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.

Email Address

Sets the recipient of the email message and the attached form data.

Email Subject

Sets the subject line for the email message.

Submit As

Sets the format of the data to submit.

PDF: Submits a package containing an embedded PDF file. Choose this format if the form contains a signature field, or if a copy of the form along with its data needs to be saved by Forms, or submitted to another type of target server. Do not choose this option if the form initiates server-side processing, if Forms will be used to render at run time HTML forms or forms whose layout adjusts, or if the form is a PDF form that will be filled in Adobe Reader without the use of Reader Extensions.
XML Data (XML): Submits an XML data stream, which allows for the hierarchical representation of data and can be parsed by any generic XML parser. Choose this format if the server that communicates with the run-time user application program must receive an XML data steam.
URL-Encoded Data (HTTP Post): Submits a text stream to the specified Uniform Resource Locator (URL) using the POST method. The text stream can be parsed by an FTP server, a mail server, a web server, or a CGI script that processes HTML forms. To use this method, users must open the form in Adobe Reader 6.0 or later or in a web browser unless the URL specifies the mailto protocol.

Sign Submission: Applies a data signature to the submitted data. When a form filler clicks the button, a digital signature is created to cover the submitted data and attachments. Data signatures secure the signed data and guarantee the data integrity during transmission. Data signatures can apply to the form data or to the entire submission, including attachments. Click the Settings buton to define optional security properties for the data signature, such as the signature handler, signing certificates, and certificate issuers.

Encrypt Submission: Encrypts form content. When a form filler clicks the button, the form content is encrypted before submission to secure the form content during transmission. You apply encryption to the form data or to the entire submission, including attachments. Click the Settings buton to define optional encryption properties such as encryption algorithm, encryption certificate, certificate issuers, and key usage.

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:

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.
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.
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.
Invisible: The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form, and occupies space in the form layout.
Hidden (Exclude from Layout): The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form, and does not occupy any space in the form layout.
One-sided Printing Only: The object is only printed when using single-sided printing.
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:

Default Locale: Uses the Default Locale specified in the Defaults tab of the Form Properties dialog box.
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.