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richdjr
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February 22, 2016
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Why are my radio button crosses different?

  • February 22, 2016
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Hey all,

I'm working on a form and I noticed that when I start my form and acrobat creates all of the conditions the "cross" in the Yes & No boxes are nice and big, but when I create my own radio buttons for groupings the crosses are puny (see attached). I've been going through the preferences but cannot find a solution and when comparing the properties they both identical. I had to blur the text due to work restrictions. I'm creating the forms on a mac.

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George_Johnson
Inspiring
February 25, 2016

It wouldn't be a preference setting that controls this, but rather the properties that you can set in the field properties dialog.

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richdjrAuthor
Known Participant
February 26, 2016

I looked through the properties (which were pretty intensive) but could not find one to control the check box. The smaller "x" does appear to look like a graphics or a "dingbat" font

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gkaiseril
Inspiring
February 26, 2016

You need to be using the "Prepare Form" tool and in the "Edit" mode. Use the mouse to highlight either the form field on the page or the field name on the right size of the window. Use the right mouse button to bring up the context menu and select the "Properties" option. On the "General" tab you can set the "Font Size". You can also select the field and use the "handles" to change the size of the field.

Most users have found it is best to add the form fields to a PDF form using Acrobat.

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richdjrAuthor
Known Participant
February 25, 2016

anyone?

try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
February 25, 2016

Did you create some of the fields in InDesign, by any chance?

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richdjrAuthor
Known Participant
February 26, 2016

Actually the whole form was created in indesign then exported as an interactive pdf. The check boxes for yes & no were copy and pasted for the other check boxes within the document.

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