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Radio Button on Converted PDF

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2008-08-20 19:53:35
aja
Registered: May 6 2008
Posts: 21

Using Live Cycle Designer, I have converted a pdf file (a form originally made in InDesign and exported to pdf) into an interactive form. After the conversion, I am making a few changes/cleanup to the form. When I drag a radio button or check box into the form in LiveCycle, I do not get a caption with either object. On a new blank form, the buttons come in correctly.

On a converted pdf (existing file), why are these objects not coming in properly?

Thanks.

My Product Information:
LiveCycle Designer, Windows
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2008-08-21 07:35:01
#1
wdrspens
Registered: Jul 22 2008
Posts: 94
I hope I am not being too simplistic, but I would suggest that you go to the Layout Library (Window - Layout or Shift F9) and at the bottom, under "Caption" change the "Position" from "None" to whichever you want, Top, Right, Left or Bottom.
David
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2008-08-21 09:09:06
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aja
Registered: May 6 2008
Posts: 21
Actually, the caption option under Layout is greyed out.

For some reason on a converted pdf (From Acrobat 8, Forms, Create New Form, Start with Electronic Document, Run Auto-Detection), the radio buttons just come in with a circle and no caption. Same thing happens with checkboxes.

The Auto-detection auto detects what it thinks should be field jobects. However, when I try to clean it up and add a check box, it comes in without a caption. The radio button also drags over, but does not have a caption.

The radio buttons and checkboxes work perfectly on a new blank form. Something is happening during the auto-detection from an exisiting pdf document.
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2008-08-25 10:59:23
#3
dk3dknight
Registered: Jan 22 2008
Posts: 136
Have you tried changing the radio box into a different field type and then changing it back to radio?

Just a idea....
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2008-08-25 15:57:58
#4
aja
Registered: May 6 2008
Posts: 21
Thanks for the effort, but changing it to a different type field and then back to a radio button, did not work. Other ideas???
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2008-08-25 16:06:22
#5
wdrspens
Registered: Jul 22 2008
Posts: 94
Hi,

I have just found the same problem when trying to convert an existing Acrobat .pdf file to use in LiveCycle Designer - None of the fields, including the TextFields would allow a caption. The file was wholly blank except that it had my address at its head, and an appropriate statement at its foot. It had no existing fields on it at all.

I got a message, which I did not record, but which was something to the effect that LiveCycle Designer could not work with a picture.

I wonder whether this is an intentional design feature?

The only way I could get the captions was to start the form exclusively in LiveCycle Designer and re-insert the header and footer information.

David
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