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Editing or deleting form fields in Acrobat
You can edit the properties of, resize, or delete a single form field or multiple form fields
simultaneously.
To resize one or more form fields:
1. Select the form fields you want to resize. (See Selecting form fields.)
2. Do one of the following:
● To resize the fields by dragging, select the form tool that was used to create the form field,
and then drag any border handle on the field. Press Shift to maintain the current aspect
ratio of the form field.
● To resize the fields by 1 pixel, press Ctrl+Arrow key (Windows) or Command+Arrow key
(Mac OS); to resize the fields by 10 pixels, press Ctrl+Shift+Arrow key (Windows) or
Command+Shift+Arrow key (Mac OS).
● To resize all form fields in the form to the width, height, or both dimensions of a
particular form field, make sure that all form fields are selected; then right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) over the form field that has the dimension you
want and choose Height, Width, or Both from the Size menu.
To delete one or more form fields:
1. Select the form fields you want to delete. (See Selecting form fields.)
2. Press Delete, or choose Edit > Delete.
To modify form field properties:
1. Select the form fields you want to edit. (See Selecting form fields.)
2. Open the Properties dialog box using one of the following methods:
● Double-click a selected form field.
● Click the More button on the Properties toolbar.
The Properties toolbar contains only those settings that are most commonly
changed. To view the complete set of properties in the Properties dialog box, click the
More button.
3. Click the General tab, and specify the following properties:
● Enter a name, tool tip text, and other general properties. (For information on the Tooltip
option, see Making Adobe PDF forms accessible.)
● Select the Read Only option to prevent the field from being modified by the user.
To avoid accidental changes to the form field, select Locked in the lower left
corner of the Properties dialog box.
4. Click the Appearance tab, and then specify the appearance properties. The appearance
properties determine how the form field looks on the page. Remember, if you select a
background color, you won't be able to see through to any images behind the form field.
5. Click the Actions tab, and specify any actions that you want to associate with the form
field, such as jumping to a specific page or playing a media clip. (See Using actions for
special effects.)
Specify the remaining properties for your form field type, and click Close. For details, see
Setting Acrobat form field properties.