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Fillable forms

indypoet
Registered: Nov 19 2010
Posts: 5

How do you create a pdf form that has circles that can filled in upon being selected?

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My Product Information:
Acrobat, Windows
George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Have you tried a radio button or check box?
indypoet
Registered: Nov 19 2010
Posts: 5
The problem is that the circles are in a grid pattern composed of 1,225 spheres which are approximately 1/8 inch in diameter.

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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
You might want to include more details about what you're wanting to accomplish. The more the better. Posting a sample page might be helpful.
indypoet
Registered: Nov 19 2010
Posts: 5
How do I post a sample page?

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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
You'll need to do it elsewhere and provide a link. If you don't have a place you can post it, you can with a free account at Acrobat.com. Upload the file, share it, and post the link here.
indypoet
Registered: Nov 19 2010
Posts: 5
https://acrobat.com/#d=HBKiq1pgWEnkNDJpiHRX9Q Here is the link. I am grateful for tour help.

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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
OK, now how do you want it to behave? For example, should the user be able to select just one, or more than one? How will the PDF be used? The more details the better.
indypoet
Registered: Nov 19 2010
Posts: 5
The PDF represents a design template. Anyone of the balls may be filled in. The balls represent soldering points for a printed circuit therefore any combination is possible. Once filled in the pdf will be sent to the manufacturer as an order form.

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maxwyss
Registered: Jul 25 2006
Posts: 255
This is feasible. You can…

• work yourself silly by smartly placing a checkbox with the Circle symbol at every possible location. The resulting form would be pretty obese, and may even break down under its own load…

• Have a smart field where you read out the cursor position and then add something (field, annotation, etc.) at that location. This would keep the whole thing smaller. However, elaborating this solution would get beyond the scope of this forum, and might more be something for a job offered item (or contact me in private .Hope this can help.

Max Wyss.