Password field properties in the Field tab

When you select a password field, the Field tab in the Object palette displays several options for formatting password fields.

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 for the fillable area of the field:

None: Does not display a border around the field.
Underlined: Underlines the field.
Solid Box: Displays a solid border around the field.
Sunken Box: Creates a shadow around the field so that the field looks three-dimensional.
Custom: Opens the Custom Appearance dialog box. Select this option if you want to define a custom look for the fillable area.

Password Display Character

Sets the display character.

Limit Length to Visible Area

Sets the maximum number of characters allowed in the field according to the horizontal length of the password field.

Patterns

Sets the pattern for the syntax of the user input, for validating user input, and for storing and retrieving bound data or for saving data when the form is not bound to a data source. See Patterns dialog box.

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.