User manual

Duplicating form fields
You can duplicate form fields on the same page or across pages. When you duplicate a
form field, users can fill in one form field and have that information appear in all the form
fields with the same name, no matter what page they are on. The copied form fields can be
given different appearances, but they must have the same name and actions. Changing an
action in a form field changes the action for all form fields with the same name, with the
exception of mouse actions. Mouse actions are confined to a single field.
If you want to quickly add form fields that don't behave as duplicated fields when a
user enters information, duplicate or copy the form fields, and then change each form
field's name. Changes made to the original duplicated form field affect only those form
fields with the same name.
To duplicate a form field on the same page:
1. On the Forms toolbar, select the tool used to create the form field.
2. Select the form field, and do one of the following:
● Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the form field to the new position. To
constrain the movement horizontally or vertically, press Shift while continuing to drag the
form field.
● To duplicate the form field to the center of the current view, choose Edit > Copy, and then
choose Edit > Paste.
To duplicate a form field across pages:
1. On the Forms toolbar, select the tool used to create the form field.
2. Select the form field, and choose Advanced > Forms > Fields > Duplicate.
3. In the Duplicate Field dialog box, do one of the following, and then click OK:
● Select All to duplicate the form field across all the pages in the form.
● Type a page range to duplicate the form field across the specified page range.
The form field is duplicated and placed in the location (x and y coordinates) of the
selected form field across the specified page range.