Hello Acrobats,
I'm working with a lot of contracting forms - taking old and static forms and converting them to Adobe so that they're interactive and Barney-Level for all players involved (i.e. engineers, program managers, contracting folks).
One functionality that I'm trying to incorporate into the documents is the ability to select from a drop down a key word, and then to have the form populate with the appropriate paragraph for the contracting scenario. For example, if procurement is below a certain dollar threshold, specific clauses apply and vice versa if over a certain dollar threshold.
Since contracting is very similar to legal documentation requirements, there might be something that law firms use that would be similar to this functionality?
Any advice on how to incorporate this functionality into my forms would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Drop Downs - Adding Applicable Paragraphs
2011-07-06 15:12:52
Answered
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
2011-07-07 06:49:29
#2
Thank you very much try67 for the info. Do you have any instructions that can be provided that would illustrate the procedure?
2011-07-07 08:05:34
#3
Which one?
2011-07-07 08:22:09
#4
Accepted Answer
There is a JavaScript tutorial about explaining how to hide or show a field based on a check box or radio button.There are post about combining strings from various fields into a single field. Just search for 'combine text'.
2011-07-07 08:53:08
#5
Hello try67,
It would be for both steps - especially the script writting part. Thanks.
It would be for both steps - especially the script writting part. Thanks.
2011-07-07 08:54:35
#6
Hello gkaiseril,
Thanks for the good info. I'll look for this info and advise with any other questions.
Thanks for the good info. I'll look for this info and advise with any other questions.
1. Create multiple text fields, and then create a script to show the relevant one (and hide the rest), when a selection is made in the drop-down (use the validate action).
2. Have the script populate a text box with the relevant text (which will be hard-coded in the script), when a selection is made.
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