Can I set up a form so that there is text inthe fields when the user opens the file?

[David_Borrink@adobeforums.com]

My client is interested in supplying schedules of activities in a PDF, and would like it so that a person can use what's in the document, or replace their own information in place of what's supplied.

I've set up forms for filling in blanks, but I've not seen if some text can be left in the fields to start with. For example, leaving a "your name" text line in a field where the user clicks on that phrase and it disappears (like you see in a number of forms on web pages).

Is this possible with Acrobat? If not, we'll probably have to go to a Word based solution, but I'd get better design if I do it in InDesign and add this functionality to a PDF.

[George_Johnson@adobeforums.com]

For text fields, you could use a custom Format script like:

// If field is blank, display this text
if (!event.value) event.value = "Your name here";

Note that the field's value will be blank, but what gets displayed in the field is the text you want to show.

George

[David_Borrink@adobeforums.com]

George,

I'm assuming that this command isn't universal but that I'd be able to add different messages to different fields. Am I right? Is this a Format script that would be applied to each field?

[George_Johnson@adobeforums.com]

Yes, replace the text string "Your name here" in the sample above with whatever text you want displayed. Any Yes, use a script like this in the Format event of any fields you want to behave this way.

George

[David_Borrink@adobeforums.com]

I will check this out. Thanks!

[David_Borrink@adobeforums.com]

George. That worked very well. I found it very easy to do, and I'm glad to see there are formatting options.

Thank you for helping me know this is possible. I probably could have dug it up in the help files, but your example script was very helpful.

David