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March 7, 2023
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Tab order is not working

  • March 7, 2023
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Hello,

I'm working with accesible forms. I make form with InDesign and then I export it to Acrobat. Though I make all, tab order and articles and anchored objects right, and when I'm exporting project to PDF file I check the checkbox "use structure for Tab Order" the tab order does not work in Adobe Acrobat. This problem started after the last update. 

InDesign 18.1 x64

What should I do?

 

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Correct answer Frans v.d. Geest

The 'use for Tab order' in the export dialog in accessible PDF is something different than the tab-order for Form fields! To set the tab-order for Form fields, use (menu) Object/Interactive/Tab order. They both are of the same name but are related to different things (using the tab to navigate through pages, or the tab to go from form field to form field, simply said. Confusing indeed 😉  ) .

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Frans v.d. Geest
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Frans v.d. GeestCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 7, 2023

The 'use for Tab order' in the export dialog in accessible PDF is something different than the tab-order for Form fields! To set the tab-order for Form fields, use (menu) Object/Interactive/Tab order. They both are of the same name but are related to different things (using the tab to navigate through pages, or the tab to go from form field to form field, simply said. Confusing indeed 😉  ) .

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    Mila248423036vl6Author
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    March 7, 2023

    Thank you for your answer.  I will uncheck the "use for Tab order" 🙂 

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    Mila248423036vl6Author
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    March 7, 2023

    There is one more problem. I have a website link at the beginning of the form and now the tab goes to it last. So the tab order goes correctly, but it should go to the link second. First there is a button, then a link, and then the first text field. These worked before the last update.

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