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Print selected only in a checklist form.

dotnetwiz
Registered: Jun 8 2010
Posts: 57

I am developing a PDF application for a hospital that consists of a checklist. The physician checks certain items and specifies details on those.

In other words, the form is collection of rows of items that begin with a checkbox and contain more details including form elements.

I would like to be able to print only items that are checked, so that for instance, a 5 page pdf file with only a few items checked would shrink down to just one page when printed.

What is the best way to do this. Currently, the form consists of script-accessible form elements (checkboxes etc) and static text. Even if I were to recreate each form so that every item was script-accessible and programmatically hid unchecked elements, I would still be presented with the issue of reflowing/re-rendering the page.

What are my best options for achieving this with Acrobat?

My Product Information:
Reader 9.3, Windows
try67
Expert
Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2399
Acrobat can't do it. Only a LiveCycle form can be dynamic in the way you describe.
However, there is an option to achieve something similar in Acrobat: You can write a script that checks which fields were filled-in and then prints only the pages on which they are on.

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dotnetwiz
Registered: Jun 8 2010
Posts: 57
I could write a script that checks which fields are filled, hide those that are not filled, and move the ones that are filled, up to the last available position on the page.
The question is: Is there a way for me to move fields across pages?
dotnetwiz
Registered: Jun 8 2010
Posts: 57
I suppose I could just delete all the fields that are not selected and recreate the ones that are, at their new locations.