Button properties in the Field tab

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:

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.

Control Type

Determines what happens when a user clicks the button. These options are not displayed for the Print or Reset buttons:

Regular
The attached script or calculation will run. The script or calculation is provided by the user.

Submit
Data will be submitted according to the settings in the Submit tab. See Button properties in the Submit tab.

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:

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.

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