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Editing check box behaviours

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2010-10-24 15:54:33
dphotography
Registered: Oct 24 2010
Posts: 5
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I have two check boxes on a form.
When the customer clicks box 1 in Reader I want to make sure they can't select box 2.
But if they change their mind, and take the tick off box 1 and select box 2, then box 1 becomes the box they can't select.
I basically want to make sure that only one box at a time can be selected.
 
Every time i try to set this up I can make it work. But then when I unselect a box and try to select the other one they both end up not being selectable.
 
Can someone please help?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Macintosh
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2010-10-24 16:15:07
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dphotography
Registered: Oct 24 2010
Posts: 5
Well, I sorted it out. Just had to use the "reset a form" action.
Easier than I thought :)
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2010-10-27 09:43:36
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vbogardus
Registered: Oct 15 2010
Posts: 2
Please tell me the steps you used to make the other check boxes not available to check. I am trying to do the same thing in multiple forms I am working on. Thanks

VBogardus

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2010-10-27 10:00:57
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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
vbogardus,

You might want to explain in detail how you want the check boxes to behave. For the original poster, the normal suggestion would be to give each check box the same name but different export value. This will make it so at most one check box in the group can be selected, or none can be selected.
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2010-10-27 15:21:33
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dphotography
Registered: Oct 24 2010
Posts: 5
Sorry. I should've explained what I did.
In the check box properties I went to actions then added when "mouse up" "reset a form". A dialogue box will pop up with a list of all the form fields you have in your document and I just selected the one I wanted.
For me, this meant that if box 1 was ticked, although you can see box 2, you can't put a tick in it. But you can untick box 1 and select box 2 if you change your mind and then box 1 is the one you are unable to select. Visa versa and all that.
I didn't give all my check boxes the same name, as that would mean that if I select one it selects all with the same name.
You obviously have to do this action for all the check boxes involved in the process.
Not sure if that is what you are wanting to do. This is just what I was after.
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