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How do I change the a fields viewing order

droth
Registered: Aug 7 2008
Posts: 3

How do I adjust the order of a number of fields stacked on top of each other.
I have:
- a read only empty text box with white background (this is being used as a cover for an obsolete
label)
- a read only text box with black border (this forms the box to be checked on hard copies)
- a check box used to place the check mark if used online.

My problem is the later objects are falling behing the text box used as a cover item. Most editors have an option to change the order of an object and offer commands like "Move Forward", "Move Back", etc.

I have not been able find that functionality in Adobe 9. Can someone tell me how to change the order (not the tab order)

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Windows
AnnaLu
Expert
Registered: Aug 13 2010
Posts: 20
understand what you are looking for; I don't know how to change the stacking order in a PDF form either. But here is the workaround I would use. First, see if you can get rid of your obsolete label via the TouchUp Object tool in Acrobat. If that doesn't work, open up the PDF in Illustrator and select and delete the label there. If you don't have Illustrator, send the PDF to a coworker/friend who does - it should only take a few seconds to get the label deleted. If the original PDf was constructed in such a way that the label can't be selected in Illustrator, then I would make a white box in Illustrator and cover up the label just as you have with the text box.

Then in Acrobat, just use one form field that will work whether the person filling the form is using paper or is online. Use the Check Box tool and set the border color to black with the line thickness you want.
try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2399
The best way to remove old data from a PDF is with the Redaction tool. It's also the only safe way of doing it.

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