Use this dialog box to control how Acrobat
displays validation message boxes, highlights failed or mandatory
fields that contain invalid data or no data, and sets the focus
on the first field that fails to validate when the user submits
the form.
To display
this dialog box, select File > Form Properties > Form Validation.
Show Dialog Messages
Displays options that allow you to configure how Acrobat
displays validation message boxes.
Configure
how Acrobat displays validation message boxes
Enables options that allow you to specify how Acrobat displays
validation message boxes.
Show every message in its own message box, one after
the other
Displays each new validation error message after the user
closes the current message.
Combine the messages of all the failed fields into
one message box
Combines validation errors into a single list.
Show the first failed field’s message and suppress
any other messages
Displays only the first validation error message.
Don’t show any messages boxes at all
Suppresses all validation messages.
Color Failed Fields
Displays options that allow you to choose the border and background
colors that are used to highlight fields that fail to validate.
Color fields that fail their validations
Applies the selected border and background colors to fields
that fail to validate. This option also enables the Border Color
and Background Color options.
Border Color
Opens color palette. Selected color is applied to the borders
of fields that fail to validate.
Background Color
Opens color palette. Selected color is applied to the background
of fields that fail to validate.
Color Mandatory Fields
Displays options that allow you to choose the border and
background colors that are used to highlight mandatory fields that
fail to validate. This option also enables the Border Color and
Background Color options.
Color mandatory fields
that are not filled-in
Applies the selected border and background colors to mandatory
fields that fail to validate. This option also enables the Border
Color and Background Color options.
Border Color
Opens color palette. Selected color is applied to the borders
of mandatory fields that fail to validate.
Background Color
Opens color palette. Selected color is applied to the background
of mandatory fields that fail to validate.
Set Focus
Set focus to the first field that failed
the validation
