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New PDF Form Field: Check Box or Radio Button

(See Example PDF and Example PDFill Project File )

A check box field represents one or more check boxes that toggle between two states, on and off, when manipulated by the user with the mouse or keyboard.

A radio button field is a set of related buttons. Like check boxes, individual radio buttons have two states, on and off. A single radio button may not be turned off directly but only as a result of another button being turned on. Typically, a set of radio buttons have at most one button in the ON state at any given time; selecting any of the buttons automatically deselects all the others. Note: An exception occurs when multiple radio buttons with the export value in a field name have the same ON state. In that case, turning on one of the buttons turns on all of them.

1. Create a Check box or Radio Button Form Field:

Here are the steps to create a new form field:

Choose Menu Insert > Form Fields > Select Check Box Tool or Radio Button Tool, or click the Second or Third button in the Forms Toolbar.

Hold Left mouse button to create a form field of the required size
The new form field properties dialog comes up to set options
To create multiple fields in one time, click the Table Tools
To adjust the height of the box using the Font Size, click the Height Adjust Tool
You can create fields with the same name inside the same page or across different page

2. To access form field properties:

Click the Selection button first.
Click inside the field to highlight it and click Properties Button
Or, click the edge shadow and double-click again
Or, Key F4

3. Set Field Properties:

Here is the list of the properties.

Field Name

The name to define the field. Two fields can have the same name and they will have the same value string.

FAQ: How do I tie several Check Buttons together so that one and only one is checked and one of them is required? Use the same form field name for this group of check buttons but use different value for each button.

FAQ: How do I tie several Radio Buttons together so that one and only one is checked and one of them is required? Use the same form field name for this group of Radio buttons but use different value for each button.

Shape

Cross, Check, Radio

Tooltips

Inside Adobe Reader, the user hovers the cursor over the field, without clicking it, and a small box appears with supplementary information regarding the field being hovered over. This is useful to help the user fill the form.

Export Value

The value of this item. If set ON, the all fields with the same field name will be ON state. This value will be exported as the value of the field name.

Check box is checked by default

If set, this item will be ON state. The field value will be the same as this export value.

Allow Unchecked

(Radio Button Only)

If set, this radio field will act as the check box and all the fields with the same field name can be all OFF state.

Font Size

If set 0, the font size will be adjusted automatically according so that all the text will be fitted into the box.

Font Color

The color of the drawing shape

Rotate

The text direction inside the box: 0, 90, 180 or 270

Visibility

Visible: Display and Printable.

Hidden: do not display or allow it to interact with the user and not can not print.

Visible but don’t print: don’t print this field even if it is displayed on the screen.

Hidden but printable: even if it is not displayed, it will print on the page.

Read Only

If set, the user may not change the value of the field. Any associated widget annotations will not interact with the user; that is, they will not respond to mouse clicks or change their appearance in response to mouse motions.

Required

If set, the field must have a value at the time it is exported by a submit-form action.

Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)

The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the field.

Fill Color

The background color of the field, If set, it will be opaque.

Border Color

The color the border line.

Border Width

The line thickness of the border.

Border Style

Solid: a solid rectangle surrounding the annotation.
Dashed: a dashed rectangle surrounding the annotation.
Beveled: a simulated embossed rectangle that appears to be raised above the surface of the page.
Inset: a simulated engraved rectangle that appears to be recessed below the surface of the page.
Underline: a single line along the bottom of the annotation rectangle.

Action: Add Link, Submit, JavaScript and more ...

See PDF Actions.

Make Box Square

The shape of the box will be adjusted to be a square.

Adjust Box Height using Font Size

The height of the box is adjusted according to the font size.

Set this field as default

If set, the new field will have the same properties as this one.

4. Screenshot

Field Name	The name to define the field. Two fields can have the same name and they will have the same value string. FAQ: How do I tie several Check Buttons together so that one and only one is checked and one of them is required? Use the same form field name for this group of check buttons but use different value for each button. FAQ: How do I tie several Radio Buttons together so that one and only one is checked and one of them is required? Use the same form field name for this group of Radio buttons but use different value for each button.
Shape	Cross, Check, Radio
Tooltips	Inside Adobe Reader, the user hovers the cursor over the field, without clicking it, and a small box appears with supplementary information regarding the field being hovered over. This is useful to help the user fill the form.
Export Value	The value of this item. If set ON, the all fields with the same field name will be ON state. This value will be exported as the value of the field name.
Check box is checked by default	If set, this item will be ON state. The field value will be the same as this export value.
Allow Unchecked (Radio Button Only)	If set, this radio field will act as the check box and all the fields with the same field name can be all OFF state.
Font Size	If set 0, the font size will be adjusted automatically according so that all the text will be fitted into the box.
Font Color	The color of the drawing shape
Rotate	The text direction inside the box: 0, 90, 180 or 270
Visibility	Visible: Display and Printable. Hidden: do not display or allow it to interact with the user and not can not print. Visible but don’t print: don’t print this field even if it is displayed on the screen. Hidden but printable: even if it is not displayed, it will print on the page.
Read Only	If set, the user may not change the value of the field. Any associated widget annotations will not interact with the user; that is, they will not respond to mouse clicks or change their appearance in response to mouse motions.
Required	If set, the field must have a value at the time it is exported by a submit-form action.
Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)	The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the field.
Fill Color	The background color of the field, If set, it will be opaque.
Border Color	The color the border line.
Border Width	The line thickness of the border.
Border Style	Solid: a solid rectangle surrounding the annotation. Dashed: a dashed rectangle surrounding the annotation. Beveled: a simulated embossed rectangle that appears to be raised above the surface of the page. Inset: a simulated engraved rectangle that appears to be recessed below the surface of the page. Underline: a single line along the bottom of the annotation rectangle.
Action: Add Link, Submit, JavaScript and more ...	See PDF Actions.
Make Box Square	The shape of the box will be adjusted to be a square.
Adjust Box Height using Font Size	The height of the box is adjusted according to the font size.
Set this field as default	If set, the new field will have the same properties as this one.