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FlyingSaucy
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May 17, 2021
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Acrobat Form Checkboxes/Radio Buttons

  • May 17, 2021
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I'm having an issue with newly created checkboxes and radio buttons.

They're set to have a cross in them when clicked, but in use nothing appears when they are clicked.

 

This is a problem which has been creeping in over a period of time when creating checkboxes or radio buttons and I was previously able to fix it by setting the default style to a checkbox, within the document i'm updating, I know is working correctly, but even this doesn't work now.

 

I've tried different fills (check, circle etc) but the problem persists. I've tried new/blank documents, but again no luck.

Has anyone else encounted this or knows of a fix i could try?

Thanks

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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

Thats because you left line thicknes at "thick" so you can't see cross.

Set border color to some color so you can change thickness to "thin" then set border to "No color" again.

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JR Boulay
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May 18, 2021

"Thats because you left line thicknes at "thick" so you can't see cross.
Set border color to some color so you can change thickness to "thin" then set border to "No color" again."

Welcome to the wonderful user interface of Acrobat Pro!

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Thom Parker
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May 17, 2021

Can you post a sample form, so we can test it?

 

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FlyingSaucy
Inspiring
May 17, 2021

Here's a sample pdf showing the problem - I can't upload the live files as they're under an NDA.

Nesa Nurani
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Nesa NuraniCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 17, 2021

Thats because you left line thicknes at "thick" so you can't see cross.

Set border color to some color so you can change thickness to "thin" then set border to "No color" again.

Nesa Nurani
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 17, 2021

Is maybe checkbox text color  set to white?

It's a longshot but it can happen 🙂

try67
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Community Expert
May 17, 2021

In what application is this issue happening, and on what device/platform?

FlyingSaucy
Inspiring
May 17, 2021

This is happening in Acrobat DC on MacOS