Foxit Form Designer User Manual
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1. Moving and resizing a push button Deleting a combo box Please refer to Deleting a push button Creating multiple copies of a combo box Please refer to Creating multiple copies of a push button Duplicating a combo box across multiple pages Please refer to Duplicating a push button across multiple pages Setting combo box properties How a combo box behaves is determined by settings in the Combo Box Properties dialog box You can set properties that apply formatting determine the appearance and actions perform mathematical operations and so forth The combo box has a General tab Appearance tab Actions tab Options tab Format tab Validate tab and a Calculate tab There are two ifems on every tab gt Locked When selected prevents any further changes to any combo box properties gt Close Applies and saves the current properties and closes the combo box properties dialog box Note If you select Locked on any tab it will lock all options for this combo box but not just the options on that tab 1 General tab for the combo box properties Please refer to General tab for the radio button properties 2 Appearance tab for the combo box properties Please refer to Appearance tab for the button properties 3 Actions tab for the combo box properties Please refer to Actions tab for the button properties 21 Foxit Form Designer 4 Options tab for the combo box properties You2. Please refer to Actions tab for the button properties 4 Options tab for the list box properties You can create a list of items from which the user selects with the Options tab Item Accepts the text that you type for options that you want to appear in the menu for the field Add Moves the current entry in Item to Item List Export value Where you type in a value to represent the item if the data will be exported If left blank the entry for Name in the General tab is used as the export value Item list Displays the choices that will be available in the list Up and Down arrows Change the order in which the items are listed in the list box These buttons are not available if Sort Items is selected Delete Removes the selected item from the list Sort items Arranges the listed items numerically and alphabetically A numerical sort if applicable is performed before an alphabetical sort Multiple selection Enable users to choose more than one item in the list Commit selected value immediately Saves the value as soon as the user selects it If this option is not selected the value is saved only when the user tabs out of the current field or clicks another form field 5 Selection Change tab for the list box properties Decide the action of the list box when the selection changes Do nothing Nothing happens when the list box selection changes Execute this script Execute any custom scripts you have ad
3. There are five options for you Zip Code For a five digit postal code Zip Code 4 For a nine digit postal code Phone Number For a ten digit telephone number Social Security Number For a nine digit US Social Security Number Arbitrary Mask Changes the format category to Custom and makes another text box available in which you can type a custom format Use this option to specify which types of characters the user can enter in any given position and how the data displays in the field mOOQ 2 gt a A Accepts only letters A Z a z b X Accepts soaces and most printable characters including all characters available on a standard keyboard and ANSI characters in the ranges of 32 126 and 128 255 cC O The letter O accepts alohanumeric characters A Z a z and 0 9 d 9 Accepts only numeric characters 0 9 For example a mask setting of AAA p 999 accepts the input BDF p 367 A mask setting of 00000 XXX accepts the input vad12 3Up 23 Foxit Form Designer Combo Bor Properties General Appearance Actions Options Format Validate Calculate Select format category special Options Zip Code Zip Code 4 Phone Number social Security Number Arbitrary Mask Lise the Special format category to setup custom formatting and to display phone numbers zip postal codes and social security numbers Locked Example of an Arbitrary Mask entry Custom Makes addition
4. print ombo Box Contact Information __Combo Box How to Contact You Phone Email We will never geil or discloge List your emal address io anyone Once your account is setup you Lz Box may aid additional amal lke he CTRL key i addresses eelecinone than ona Reenter 1d aay Email Must match the email address O Parima you juat entered sinowe F Full time Days GR hsene Seing Check Box C Weekends Oriy mesage aubert W Help my brotheriaister la driving me crazy Radio How can tel my fether mother ifa time for them to retire i i m exeaperated with an aukward ten stop my family members fom interfering Others Button A PDF Form In Foxit Reader you can create form fields by dragging the selected form field on the document page to your preferred location You can name the form field and define the size either using the mouse or through the attribute setting For each field type you can set a variety of options through the form field Properties dialog Dox Foxit Form Designer Using push button tool You can create a new push button with push button tool Creating a new push button In Foxit Reader select push button tool by clicking Its button L on Form Toolbar or choosing Tools gt Advanced Editing Tools gt Push Button on Menu Bar and do one of the following Drag to create a push button of the required size Double click the page to create a push button using
5. of the page ora part of the page that is not part of a field This hides the tabbing order numbers so that clicking a field no longer changes the tabbing order Setting calculation order When you define two or more calculations in a form the order in which they are 31 Foxit Form Designer cared out is the order in which you defined the calculations In some cases you may need to modify the calculation order to obtain correct results For example if you wanted to use the result obtained from calculating two form fields to calculate the value of a third form field the first two form fields must be calculated together first to obtain the correct final results Choose Advanced gt Form Utilities gt Set calculation order The Calculate Order dialog box displays all calculable fields in your form and the order in which the calculations are performed To change the field calculation order select the field from the list and then click the Up or Down button as needed Click OK Setting properties of multiple form fields Select multiple form fields gt right click one of them gt Properties There pops up a dialog with a General tab and an Appearance tab and then follow the steps specified above 32 Foxit Form Designer Help Contact us Feel tree to contact us should you need any information or have any problems with our products We are always here ready to serve you better e Office Adaress Foxit So
6. so evaluation marks will be added to the top right corner of the modified pages But after you purchase a license of Foxit Form Designer you will be able to get rid of the evaluation marks Note The license automatically covers all the features that are available in Pro Pack Also you will be authorized to use Form Filler and Spell Checker if you purchase Foxit Form Designer Overview Foxit Form Designer offers six basic tools for you to create a form The following is a table of the six form tools and their respective descriptions Six Basic Tools Tool are Button Description Name Push Creates an interactive form element to initiate certain U predefined actions such as opening a file submitting data b Button Tool to a web server or resetting a form This button can also be customized with images and text Presents a group of choices from which the user can select only one item Check Presents yes or no choices for individual items If the form contains multiple check boxes users can select what they Box Tool want Combo Lets the user either choose an item from a pop up Menu or Box Tool type ina value List Bo Displays a list of options the user can select Text Field Lets the user type in text such as name address phone Tool number etc 8 Foxit Form Designer Help Foxit Software Company Personal Information First Name Last Name Address City States Country
7. the default size In the Button Properties dialog box which opens automatically select property options to specify the push button behavior See also Setting push button properties Moving and resizing a push button After you create a push button you may need to move or resize it to give the page a cleaner more professional look To move a push button select Annotation Selection Tool R or push button tool click and drag the button to move it to a new location To resize a push button select Annotation Selection Tool R or push button tool iE Click to select the button and then drag a border handle Deleting a push button Select Annotation Selection Tool R or push button tool iE click the push button you want to delete Press Delete or right click the push button gt Delete Creating multiple copies of a push button You can create multiple copies of a push button The new push button names are based on the original push buttons and appended with a number However you are able to create them with the same names In addition all the new push buttons are created sequentially using standard array format Select one or more push buttons that you want to copy press Shift or Ctrl 10 Foxit Form Designer Help when clicking to select more buttons Right click one of the buttons gt Create Multiple Copies In the Create Multiple Copies of Fields dialog box do the following Create Kultiple C
8. Alignment Aligns the text left right or center within the field Default Value Specifies the text that appears until the User overwrites it by typing in the field Enter the default value by typing in this option Multi line Allows more than a single line entry in the text field Scroll long text Compensates for text that extends beyond the boundaries of the text field Allow Rich Text Formatting Allows users to apply styling information to the text such as bold or italic This might be useful in certain text fields where such styling information is important to the meaning of the text such as an essay 28 Foxit Form Designer Help Limit of Characters Allows entries of up to the number of characters you specify Note If you entered a default value that value is clipped to this limit Password Displays the user entered text as a series of asterisks This option is available only if Check Spelling is deselected Field is used for file selection Allows the user to enter a file path as the field s value when a file is submitted along with the form This option is available only when Scroll long text is the only selected option in the Options tab Check spelling Checks the spelling of user entered text Comb of Characters Soreads the user entered text evenly across the width of the text field If a border color is soecified Solid or Dashed Line is selected In the Appearance tab each charact
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11. al options available to form designers who want to write their own JavaScripts for formatting and keystrokes For example a Custom script could define a new currency format or limit the user entry to specific keystroke characters A Custom Format Script Displays any custom scripts you have added for formats The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you can write and add new scripts B Custom Keystroke Script Displays any custom scripts you have added to validate keystrokes The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you can write and add new scripts 6 Validate tab for the combo box properties The Validate properties restrict entries to specified ranges values or characters ensuring that users enter the appropriate data for a combo box Field value is not validated Turns off validation 24 Foxit Form Designer Help Field value is in range Sets a numeric range for a combo box using values you enter in either as a number or a percentage It is available only when Number or Percentage Is selected in Format tab Run custom validation script Validates by a JavaScript that you create or provide The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you can write and add new scripts 7 Calculate tab for the combo box properties With this option you can perform mathematical operations on existing form field entries and display the result Value is not ca
12. can create a list of items from which the user selects with the Options tab Item Accepts the text that you type for options that you want to appear in the menu for the field Add Moves the current entry in Item to Item List Export value Where you type in a value to represent the item if the data will be exported If left blank the entry for Name in the General tab is used as the export value Item list Displays the choices that will be available in the list Note The highlighted item in the Item List box appears as the default selected item in the combo box field To change the default item highlight another item from the list Up and Down arrows Change the order in which the items are listed in the combo box list These buttons are not available if Sort Items is selected Delete Removes the selected item from the list Sort items Arranges the listed items numerically and alphabetically A numerical sort if applicable is performed before an alphabetical sort Allow user to enter custom text Enable users to enter a value other than the ones in the list Commit selected value immediately Saves the value as soon as the user selects it If this option is not selected the value is saved only when the user tabs out of the current field or clicks another form field 5 Format tab for the combo box properties The Format tab in the combo box properties dialog box enables you to format
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14. d gt choose to show or hide the selected button when the user triggers the action and click OK E To execute a named command select the option gt click Add gt select one of the named commands in Execute a named command dialog box and click OK F To submit a form select the option gt click Add gt choose the submission method decide which fields should be submitted and click OK G To reset a form select the option gt click Add gt select the fields that will be reset and click OK H To import form data select the option gt click Add gt choose the FDF file that contains the form data you want to import and click Open I Toruna Javascript select the option gt click Add gt Enter JavaScript and click Save and Close Actions Displays the list of triggers and actions that you have defined Up and down buttons Change the order in which the selected action appears listed under the trigger Available only when you have defined multiple actions for the same trigger Edit Opens a dialog box with specific options for the selected action You can also double click the actions to open a dialog box Delete Removes the selected action 4 Options tab for the button properties The Options properties determine how labels and icons appear on the button A button can have a label an icon or both The Options tab in push button properties enables you to add any labels you like The Option
15. ded for the list box The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you can write and add new Javascripts Setting list box properties as default After setting list box properties for a new list box you can set your settings as the new default for all the list boxes you create in future To set the current properties as default right click the list box gt select Use Current Properties as New Defaults 27 Foxit Form Designer Using text field tool A text field is a common element of graphical user interface of Computer programs as well as the corresponding type of widget used when programming GUls which let the user type in text such as name address phone number etc Creating a new text field Please refer to Creating a new push button Moving and resizing a text field Please refer to Moving and resizing a push button Deleting a text field Please refer to Deleting a push button Creating multiple copies of a text field Please refer to Creating multiple copies of a push button Duplicating a text field across multiple pages Please refer to Duplicating a push button across multiple pages Setting text field properties Although most of the properties are common to those of combo boxes the Options tab is exclusive 1 For all the other properties of a text field please refer to Setting combo box properties 2 Options tab for the text field properties
16. des any prior representations discussions undertakings Communications or advertising relating to Foxit Form Designer Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement or if you desire to contact Foxit Software Company for any reason please write to Foxit Software Company 39819 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont CA 94538 USA or send us an email at sales foxitsoftware com Foxit Form Designer Contents END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT cccsssssssssccscccsccesccsccssccsscceccscsescees 2 Foxit FOM DESIGNET orria EEE 8 N T E 8 Umno PUSR DUONON TOO neac 10 Creating a new USI DUTTON esaccasters seta veca sccisausseseconsnsscdacecaoetaosecandccrseiauenacesaecdadecuaeens 10 Moving and TESIZING CE push DUTT OM icctecsvscecaaecesatessticsscadicsdsnedauessgesacuersyssecseeetieannstatest 10 Deleting d DUSA DUTTON cinccsersciacesiveeussanicsncenitsoecsantdunceeesaneialessaneatozentssedsautduscanedsaeciaeecaic 10 Creating multiple copies of a push DUTTON esessseesseesesseeseesresseesressesresseesresresseses 10 Duplicating a push button across multiple PAgES sessssesesesseesrrsriereesreeresreses 12 Seting DUSK DUTTON OFOD SITIES anecs aen aa 12 Setting push DUTTON properties AS default ou scssccscesscscscssssscstesscsssssconeeees 17 DOTO eg sil ye il le 2 eeent eee et eee ee rent re nk rent E 17 Creating a new radio Dutton isiccivcedcavaceesstasccnayecusdinsatncsetuorntadssacksivsansenersdvablacietwoenis 17 Moving and resizing a radi
17. e Applies and saves the current button properties and closes the button properties dialog box Note If you select Locked on any tab it will lock all options for the button but not Just the options on that tab 1 General tab for the radio button properties The General tab in radio button properties contains the following options Name Specifies the unique name of the selected radio button Tooltip Displays text that the hesitant user may find helpful in clicking the button Tooltips appear when the pointer hovers over the radio button Form Field Specifies whether the radio button can be seen either on screen or in print There are four choices for you Visible Hidden Visible but does not print and Hidden but printable Orientation Rotates the radio button by O 90 180 or 270 Degrees Read Only Prevents the user from clicking the radio button Required Forces the user to click the radio button If the user attempts to 18 Foxit Form Designer Help submit the form while a required radio button is not chosen an error message appears 2 Appearance tab for the radio button properties The Appearance properties determine how the radio button looks on the page The Appearance tab in push button properties contains the following options Line Style Alters the appearance of the frame Select Solid Dashed Beveled Inset or Underline a pra N R 9 Solid Dashed Beveled Inset Underli
18. e coordinates change when you move the scroll bar e Behavior Specifies the display of the button when clicked The button behavior options include None Keeps the appearance of the button the same Push Specifies appearances for the Up Down and Rollover states of the mouse Select an option under State and then specify a label or icon option Up Determines what the button looks like when the mouse button is not clicked Down Determines what the button looks like when the mouse is clicked on the 16 Foxit Form Designer Help button but before it is released Rollover Determines what the button looks like when the pointer is held over the button Outline Highlights the button border Invert Reverses the dark and light shades of the button Push The Button Behaviors To define the label or icon that appears on the button do the following A If a label option is selected form the Layout menu type the text in the Label box B If an icon option is selected from the Layout menu click Choose icon gt click Browse gt Select the file type from the Objects of Type menu double click the file name and click OK To remove the selected icon click Clear button Click Close to accept these display properties Setting push button properties as default After setting button properties for a new push button you can set your settings as the new default for all the push buttons you create in future T
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21. er entered in the field is separated by lines of that color This option is available only when no other check box Is selected A B A Text field with a border color using the Comb property B Text field without the Comb property Text fields with and without the Comb property Setting text field properties as default After setting text field properties for a new text field you can set your settings as the new default for all the text fields you create in future To set the current properties as default right click the text field gt select Use Current Properties as New Defaults Arranging form fields After you create form fields you may need to rearrange them to give the page a cleaner more professional look Selecting multiple form fields To arrange the form fields you have to select multiple form fields that you want to arrange first 29 Foxit Form Designer To select multiple form fields do one of the following Choose the Annotation Selection tool h gt Shift click or Ctrl click each form field Choose the Annotation Selection tool R gt drag a selection marquee around the area to select them To deselect an individual form field Ctrl click the specific field Note The form field highlighted in red is the anchor When you select multiple form fields by clicking the last field selected is the anchor Aligning multiple form fields You can align the selected form fields left right top bot
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25. istributing multiple form fields This function will be available when selecting three or more form fields To distribute the form fields evenly between the topmost and bottommost form fields choose Distribute gt Vertically To distribute the form fields evenly between the leftmost and rightmost form fields choose Distribute gt Horizontally Resizing multiple form fields You can adjust multiple form fields with the same height width or both Select one of the form fields as the anchor and the rest of the form fields will be resized with the same height or width as that of the anchor form field For example Select form field A and B Suppose that you want to set A as the anchor form field Right click A gt Size gt Height Width Both And you ll see that the height width height and width of B is resized to be the same as that of A Setting form field tab order After you create the form fields you can set the tab order with ease If you deselect to set the tab order it will be automatically determined in a normal order Do the following With the Annotation Selection Tool R selected right click a form field and choose Set Tab Order Click anywhere in the field that you want to be first in the tabbing order The number in the upper left corner is set as 1 Click each of the other fields in the order that you want tabbing to occur Note If you decide not to change the tabbing order click a blank area
26. lculated Select this option if you want the users to type Value is the Select this to make further options available A The List includes the mathematical functions to apply to the selected fields Choose Sum to add the values entered in the selected fields Product to multiply them Average Minimum or Maximum B Pick Opens a Field Selection dialog box with a list of the available fields in the form that you select to add or deselect to remove from the calculation Simplified field notation Uses JavaScript with field names and simple arithmetic signs The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you can write edit and add scripts Custom calculation script Disolays any custom scripts you have added for calculations The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you can write and add new Javascripts Setting combo box properties as default After setting combo box properties for a new combo box you can set your settings as the new default for all the combo boxes you create in future To set the current properties as default right click the combo box gt select Use Current Properties as New Defaults Using list box tool A list box is a GUI widget that allows the user to select one or more items from a list contained within a static multiple line text box Also you can set a list box property that enables the user to Shift click or Ctrl click Control click to select multiple i
27. ll options for the button but not just the options on that tab 12 Foxit Form Designer Help 1 General tab for the button properties The General tab in push button properties contains the following options Name Specifies the unique name of the selected push button Tooltip Displays text that the hesitant user may find helpful in clicking the button Tooltips appear when the pointer hovers over the push button e Form Field Specifies whether the push button can be seen either on screen or in print There are four choices for you Visible Hidden Visible but doesn t print and Hidden but printable Orientation Rotates the push button by O 90 180 or 270 Degrees Read Only Prevents the user from clicking the push button Required This option is not available for the push button 2 Appearance tab for the button properties The Appearance properties determine how the push button looks on the page The Appearance tab in push button properties contains the following options Line Style Alters the appearance of the frame Select Solid Dashed Beveled Inset or Underline oo Solid Dashed Beveled Inset Underline The appearances of Push Button with different line styles Note You may not see the differences if no color is chosen as the border color Thickness Specifies the width of the frame surrounding the push button Thin Medium or Thick Border Color Opens a color picker in which y
28. ne The appearances of Radio Button with different line styles Note You may not see the difference if no color is chosen as the border color Thickness Specifies the width of the frame surrounding the radio button Thin Medium or Thick Border Color Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the frame surrounding the button To leave the button without a frame select No color Fill Color Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the background behind the button To leave the background uncolored select No color Note A Fill Color choice other than No color will block any images on the PDF page that are behind the button Text Color Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the button Border color Text color Fill color Radio Button 3 Actions tab for the radio button properties Please refer to Actions tab for the button properties 19 Foxit Form Designer 4 Options tab for the radio button properties The Options tab in radio button properties enables you to change the button style and do other additional settings The Options tab in radio button properties contains the following options Button style Specifies the shape of the maker that appears inside the button when the user selects if There re six choices in total Check Circle the default Cross Diamond Square or Star This property does not alter the shape of the radio butt
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30. o set the current properties as default right click the push button gt select Use Current Properties as New Defaults Using radio button tool A radio button is a type of graphical user interface widget that allows you to choose one of a predefined set of options Creating a new radio button Please refer to Creating a new push button Note Related radio buttons must have exactly the same form field name but different export values This ensures that the radio buttons toggle and that the correct values will be collected in the database 17 Foxit Form Designer Moving and resizing a radio button Please refer to Moving and resizing a push button Deleting a radio button Please refer to Deleting a push button Creating multiple copies of a radio button Please refer to Creating multiple copies of a push button Duplicating a radio button across multiple pages Please refer to Duplicating a push button across multiole pages Setting radio button properties How a radio button behaves is determined by settings in the Radio Button Properties dialog box You can set properties that apply formatting determine the appearance and actions and so forth The radio button has a General tab Appearance tab Actions tab and an Options tab as push button Also there are two items on every tab gt gt Locked When selected prevents any further changes to any radio button properties Clos
31. on Itself Export Value Identifies the radio button and differentiates it from other radio buttons that share the same Name value The statuses of a radio button are on and off You can give them other names with this box Checked by default Sets the selection state of the button when the user first opens the form Radio buttons with the same name and value are selected in unison Allows single click selection of multiple related radio buttons If the user selects a radio button that has the same field name and export value as another both radio buttons are selected Click Close to accept these display properties Setting radio button properties as default After setting radio button properties for a new radio button you can set your settings as the new default for all the radio buttons you create in future To set the current properties as default right click the radio button gt select Use Current Properties as New Defaults Using check box tool Please refer to Using radio button tool Using combo box tool A combo box is a commonly used GUI widget It is a combination of a drop down list or list box and a single line textbox allowing the user either to type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options Creating a new combo box Please refer to Creating a new push button 20 Foxit Form Designer Help Moving and resizing a combo box Please refer to
32. opies of Fields Number of Fields Copy Selected fields down times Copy Selected fields across times z Overall Size All Fields Change Width in Change Height in oo ig Overall Position aAll Fields Right Down Preview Same Name The Create Multiple Copies of Fields dialog box A To specify the rows to be created enter or select a number in Copy Selected fields across times The default number is set to 2 B To specify the columns to be created enter or select a number in Copy Selected fields across times The default number is set to 2 C To specify the width of the area in which the columns of fields appear enter or select a number in Change Width in The default number is set to 0 06 D To specify the height of the area in which the columns of fields appear enter or select a number in Change Height in The default number is set to 0 06 Note The width and height values don t change the dimensions of individual fields but designate the size of the entire area for all the selected and newly created fields E To change the position of buttons use the Up Down Left and Right 11 Foxit Form Designer buttons in the dialog box F Click Preview to apply the results G Click Same Name to apply the names of original buttons to the newly created buttons and click OK Note Copies of push buttons function independently of each other You can use a different procedure to duplicate pu
33. ou can select a color for the frame surrounding the button To leave the button without a frame select No color Fill Color Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the button To leave the button uncolored select No color Note A Fill Color choice other than No color will block any images on the PDF page that are behind the button Font Size Sets the size of the label for the button You can either choose Auto various preset values or type In a different value Text Color Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the label 13 Foxit Form Designer Font Lists the fonts available on your computer Font Size 30 Lab eC Text Color Green Font Times New Roman Push Button 3 Actions tab for the button properties The Actions properties specify any actions that you want to associate with the push button such as jumping to a specific page or going to a web site The Actions tab in push button properties contains the following options Select Trigger Specifies the user action that initiates an action Mouse Up Mouse Down Mouse Enter Mouse Exit On Focus or On Blur Select Action Specifies the event that occurs when the user triggers the action Go to a page view Open execute a file Open a web link Show hide a field Execute a named command Submit a form Reset a form Import from data and Run a Javascript A Goto a page view designate to a specific page vie
34. plication Foxit Form Designer i Must purchase a license of Foxit Form Designer for each copy of the Application Software sold ii Foxit Form Designer is not the sole or primary component of such Application Software iii You must give proper acknowledgment of the copyright of Foxit Software Company iv Must not be used to create a software application that competes with or is intended to compete directly or indirectly with Foxit Form Designer v The Application Software must add significant value to the Foxit Form Designer All other uses that fall outside the scope of this Agreement must receive the written permission of Foxit 4 DOCUMENT COPYRIGHTS Foxit Form Designer does not allow you to alter PDF documents protected by a password or without password but encrypted and with modification permission disabled by the copyrights owner However for otherwise Unprotected PDF documents you must also observe the copyrights of the documents Foxit will not be liable to any loss caused directly or indirectly by copyrights infringing when you use Foxit Form Designer to alter documents illegally 5 LIMITED WARRANTY Foxit warrants that Foxit Form Designer contained herein will for a period of thirty 30 days from the date of delivery perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying documentation NO OTHER WARRANTIES Foxit disclaims all other warranties either express or implied including but not limited to impl
35. s tab in push button properties contains the following options Layout Specifies the layout of label and icon of the button There are seven choices 15 Foxit Form Designer A Label only B Icon only C Icon top label bottom D Label top icon bottom E Icon left label right F Label left icon right G Label over icon Button Layouts Advanced Does the details settings to the icon A When to scale choose when fo scale the icon you insert There are four options Always scale the icon to fit the button you draw Icon is too Big zoom out the icon fo fit the button if the former one is bigger than the latter one or show the icon with its original size Icon is too Small zoom in the icon to fit the button if the former one is smaller than the latter one or show the icon with its original size Never never scale the icon Show the icon with its original size all the time B Scale choose to scale the icon non proportionally or proportionally This option will be disabled when you select Never in the field of When to scale Non proportionally scale the icon to fit the button when the magnification is changed Proportionally scale the icon in its proportion C Fit to bounds check this option to scale the icon to fit fully within the bounds of the button without taking info consideration the line width of the border D Border drag and move the scroll bar to change icon s position in the button Th
36. sh buttons creating an information sharing relationship among these buttons Duplicating a push button across multiple pages Select the push button that you want to duplicate Right click the button gt Duplicate Note The Duplicate command isn t available for forms with only one page Doone of the following A To duplicate the push button on every page in the form select All and click OK B To duplicate the push button on a limited range of pages click the From button and type the starting and ending pages on which you want the button to appear Click OK Note Enter the page number including or not including the page on which the button originally appears doesn t affect the duplication process Including that page won t create a second copy on top of the original one and not including it won t remove the original button Setting push button properties How a push button behaves is determined by settings in the Button Properties dialog box You can set properties that apply formatting determine the appearance and actions and so forth The push button has a General tab Appearance tab Actions tab and an Options tab Besides there are two items on every tab gt Locked When selected prevents any further changes to any push button properties gt Close Applies and saves the current button properties and closes the button properties dialog box Note If you select Locked on any tab it will lock a
37. tems on the list 25 Foxit Form Designer Creating a new list box Please refer to Creating a new push button Moving and resizing a list box Please refer to Moving and resizing a push button Deleting a list box Please refer to Deleting a push button Creating multiple copies of a list box Please refer to Creating multiple copies of a push button Duplicating a list box across multiple pages Please refer to Duplicating a push button across multiple pages Setting list box properties How a list box behaves is determined by the settings in the List Box Properties dialog box You can set properties that apply formatting determine the appearance and actions and so forth The combo box has a General tab Appearance tab Actions tab Options tab and a Selection Change tab Also there are two items on every tab gt Locked When selected prevents any further changes to any list box properties gt Close Applies and saves the current properties and closes the list box properties dialog box Note If you select Locked on any tab it will lock all options for this list box but not Just the options on that tab 1 General tab for the list box properties Please refer to General tab for the button properties 2 Appearance tab for the list box properties Please refer to Appearance tab for the button properties 26 Foxit Form Designer Help 3 Actions tab for the list box properties
38. the field values Select one of the categories listed below None No additional options are available The input in a combo box with this property does not require any specific formatting Number Automatically imposes the selected formatting options on numeric data entries A Decimal places Sets the number of digits that appear to the right of the decimal point B Separator style Sets the placement of commas and periods C Currency symbol Sets the type of currency such as Dollars Euros or Pounds D Negative Number Style Sets how negative numbers are displayed You can choose Show parentheses Use red text neither or both Foxit Form Designer Help Percentage Automatically imposes the selected formatting options on numeric data expressed as a percentage A Decimal places Sets the number of digits that appear to the right of the decimal point B Separator style Sets the placement of commas and periods Date The list includes one two and four digit variations where d stands for the day m stands for the month and y stands for the year Also you can choose Custom option and type your format Time The list includes display variations where h stands for the hour on a 12 hour clock H stands for the hour on a 24 hour clock MM stands for minutes ss stands for the seconds and tt stands for AM or PM Also you can choose the Custom option and type your format Special
39. tom vertically or horizontally Select one of the form fields as the anchor the rest of the form fields will be placed respectively to the left edge right edge top edge bottom edge vertical axis or horizontal axis of the anchor form field Select two or more form fields that you want to align Right click the anchor and then choose a command as follows A To align a column of form fields choose Left Right or Vertically to align them respectively to the leff edge right edge or vertical axis of the anchor form field B To align a row of form fields choose Top Bottom or Horizontally to align them respectively to the top edge bottom edge or horizontal axis of the anchor form field Note When you right click or Ctrl click one of the selected form fields it will be highlighted in red indicating that it s the anchor form field The align menu commands move the other selected form fields to line up with the edges of the anchor form fields Centering multiple form fields This function enables you to center the rectangle enclosed by the form fields you select vertically horizontally or both Select form fields You can imagine that these form fields consist of an area with the shape of rectangle Right click one of the form fields gt Center gt Vertically Horizontally Both You will find that the rectangle is centered respectively vertically horizontally or both in the page 30 Foxit Form Designer Help D
40. w You can not only designate to a page in the current PDF but also to the page in another PDF Also you may change the current zoom setting and then set the position To go to a page view choose this option click Add button and do one of the following lt Set the position in current document scroll the current document go to a new position where you want to set and click Set this position lt Set the position in another PDF document click the Open button on the toolbar gt select the PDF you want to set position gt scroll this document and go to a position where you want to set gt click Set this position Note The new PDF document should be opened in the existing window but not a new window lt Change the view magnification scroll in the current document or another document gt go to a new position where you want to set gt change the magnification of the position gt click Set this position lt Click Cancel to revoke your operation B Open execute a file designate to open another file To do this please 14 Foxit Form Designer Help follow the steps below lt Choose Open execute a file gt click Add button gt select the destination file and click Select C Open a web link designate to open a web link Do the following lt Choose Open a web link gt click Add button gt enter the URL of the destination web page D To show hide a field select the option gt click Ad
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