Adobe Acrobat DC won't recognize fields

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July 2, 2019
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Hello,

I'm trying to create a fillable answer sheet (think scantron, akindi, markmytest, etc.), but Adobe doesn't recognize the "bubbles" as radio button fields. Has anyone found a solution to this? Has anyone created a similar form?

Thanks,

Tina

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Correct answer try67

The Field Detection Wizard in Acrobat is very fickle. It almost never identifies everything, and when it does identify things, it often does so incorrectly. There's no much we can do about it.

However, it is possible to create fields automatically using a script, which is much more reliable. For example, I've developed this (paid-for) tool that identifies specific Wingdings characters and adds check-box or radio-button fields on top of them, with a 100% success rate.

You can find it here: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat/Reader -- Convert Wingdings To Fields

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The Field Detection Wizard in Acrobat is very fickle. It almost never identifies everything, and when it does identify things, it often does so incorrectly. There's no much we can do about it.

However, it is possible to create fields automatically using a script, which is much more reliable. For example, I've developed this (paid-for) tool that identifies specific Wingdings characters and adds check-box or radio-button fields on top of them, with a 100% success rate.

You can find it here: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat/Reader -- Convert Wingdings To Fields