Adobe acrobat reader 7.0 User Manual

 

To control various aspects of your interaction with form fields, use the Forms preferences.

1.  Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Reader > Preferences (Mac OS), and 

select Forms on the left.

2.  To set the General forms preferences, select any of the following:

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To automatically perform all field calculations upon user entry, select Automatically 
Calculate Field Values.

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To display which form field currently has the focus, select Show Focus Rectangle.

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To retain forms data in the Internet browser, select Keep Forms Data Temporarily 
Available On Disk.

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To display a plus sign (+) indicating when text fields exceed the bounds specified when 
the fields were created, select Show Text Field Overflow Indicator.

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To hide the forms document message bar by default whenever a PDF form is opened in 
Reader, select that option.

3.  To set the Highlight Color forms preferences, do any of the following:

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To display a black outline around a form field when you place the pointer over that form 
field, select Show Border Hover Color For Fields.

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If you want to change the color that appears in the background of all form fields when you 
select Highlight Fields in a PDF form's Document Message Bar, click the Fields Highlight 
Color button to select a color.

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To display a particular color border around form fields that the form creator has made 
required, click the button next to Required Fields Highlight Color, and select a color. The 
color appears in required form fields only after you attempt to submit the form.

For information on using the Auto-Complete preferences, see 

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