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2008-04-17 11:34:21
Kimbly
Registered: Apr 16 2008
Posts: 79
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Hello,

New and have a couple of questions:

1) When making a form boxes. Is there a way to make the boxes show on adobe reader for people to see the form border on reader but the form border not print? I looked in form box properties and did not see a way to do that.

2) In Acrobat is there way to make the text wrap (go to a second line) in a large form area instead of typing off the page?

Thank you for your time
Kimberly

Added: By watching you video tutors I think I have question 2 figure out by making the properties and making the form to muli-line but question 1 still has be stumped. BTW - great video tutors.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.2, Windows
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2008-04-21 17:40:02
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thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
As you've already discovered, from the field's properties dialog you can make the entire field hidden on print, but you can't hide an individual property of the field, like the border.

The proper way to implement this feature is to use JavaScript on the "WillPrint" and "DidPrint" Document Actions. But if you're not a scripter there is an easier way.

Create two fields with the same name, same size, and same location. So they completely overlap each other. Make one visible on print without a border, and one visible on screen with a border. Since both fields have the same name they will also have the same value, no other modifications are necessary. Ones visible to the user on the screen and the user can type data into it, and the other prints with the same value the user typed in.

Thom Parker
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Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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2008-04-22 08:16:10
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Kimbly
Registered: Apr 16 2008
Posts: 79
thomp wrote:
As you've already discovered, from the field's properties dialog you can make the entire field hidden on print, but you can't hide an individual property of the field, like the border.The proper way to implement this feature is to use JavaScript on the "WillPrint" and "DidPrint" Document Actions. But if you're not a scripter there is an easier way.

Create two fields with the same name, same size, and same location. So they completely overlap each other. Make one visible on print without a border, and one visible on screen with a border. Since both fields have the same name they will also have the same value, no other modifications are necessary. Ones visible to the user on the screen and the user can type data into it, and the other prints with the same value the user typed in.
Thank you, that is a wonderful idea which I understand. I am very new to this program and really struggling to learn it.

Thanks again
Kimberly
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2008-07-22 10:07:14
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pflores@sunflow...
Registered: Aug 21 2007
Posts: 37
I a form with a check boxes and static text fields that I set to Visible (Screen Only) cause I don't want them to print out on the form. After choosing one of the checkboxes, anothe subform appears (and that works just fine). On my Acrobat Pro 8.1, it works correctly; however, the department that needs to use the form, they use Acrobat Pro 7.0. Those check boxes and static text fields are showing up when they print. What's the problem? Thanks!
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2008-07-22 10:27:17
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thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
From your description it sounds like you are using a LiveCycle form? The previous question was about an AcroForm. AcroForms are the standard type of PDF document, whereas LiveCycle forms are a relatively new animal. They were formally introduced in Acrobat 7. There were many changes in this technology between Acrobat 7 and Acrobat 8. I don't know exactly what the deal is with you're form but it may be that you are using a feature that's changed between the two versions.

Have you tried saving the form to Version 7 compatibility?

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/[/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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