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Removing Blue Background from List Boxes

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2011-09-30 10:19:21
smorton
Registered: Sep 30 2011
Posts: 2
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I've read a number of posts here and none of them seem to speak to the root of the issue. I, like others, am trying to remove the blue background color that shades list boxes - not the highlight color. The blue background color prints gray and makes it terribly difficult to make out the text, not to mention that on copies and faxes, the etxt is almost impossible to decipher.
 
I'm familiar with changing the highlight color and have also tried changing the 'Fill Color' to None. Neither has worked.
 
Can anyone help me in resolving this issue? I've troved a number of sites and a great deal of Acrobat users are having this issue.

smorton

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.3, Windows
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2011-09-30 11:00:02
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George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1875
It's fixed, so you can't change it. Selected items in list boxes get a black text color and the light blue background color.

There are several different approaches you can take that don't involve using list boxes. Whether they're suitable depends on how many items you need and whether you need to be able to select multiple items. Do all of the items, whether selected or not, need to be displayed on the printed page?
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2011-09-30 12:36:34
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
A general workaround could be to set the list box as "visible but doesn't print" and to create a text field which is hidden on screen but is visible when printing, and copy the selected value(s) from the list box to the text field using a simple script. It would even be possible to copy the non-selected items, if you wish to (as George suggested).

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2011-09-30 13:14:21
#3
smorton
Registered: Sep 30 2011
Posts: 2
In reference to...

It's fixed, so you can't change it. Selected items in list boxes get a black text color and the light blue background color.

There are several different approaches you can take that don't involve using list boxes. Whether they're suitable depends on how many items you need and whether you need to be able to select multiple items. Do all of the items, whether selected or not, need to be displayed on the printed page? .
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There are approximately 20 items in my list box and only one can be selected, not multiple. Only the selected item needs to be displayed.

smorton

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2011-09-30 13:17:25
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George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1875
Consider the approach discussed here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/3468568
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2011-09-30 13:17:49
#5
gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
Accepted Answer
With only one item being allowed to be selected, what is wrong with the combo box?

George Kaiser

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