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Amy310094964ifg
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July 11, 2023
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Creating a layered fillable form

  • July 11, 2023
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I am trying to create a form that will have a field with two options, and when one option is selected it will trigger one type of form, and when another option is selected it will trigger the other type of form.  I need to make sure that both form types are only visible when that option is selected, as they are being used for different purposes.  Is this possible?  If so, is there anyone who can guide me on how to do this?  

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    JR Boulay
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    JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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    July 12, 2023

    Beware of the fact that the visible/invisible state of a layer is not memorised (neither by Acrobat nor by any other software).
    It is up to you to use JavaScript to memorise their state when you close the PDF and to restore these states when you reopen the PDF.

    That's why it's often more practical to show/hide fields or use template pages.

    Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
      try67
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      try67Community Expert
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      July 11, 2023

      Yes, you can use a script to show/hide fields, as well as layers (in case you need to show/hide static elements too, like images, graphics and text). However, this won't work if the file is used on a mobile device or in an application that doesn't support scripting properly, so take that into account before spending a lot of time and effort on it...

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      Amy310094964ifgAuthor
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      July 12, 2023

      Thank you so much for this!  Do you know where I might find instructions/guidance on how to do this?

      try67
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      try67Community Expert
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      July 12, 2023

      To learn how to show/hide fields see:

      https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/show_hide_fields

      Also see:

      https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/conditional-execution

      Showing/hiding layers is a bit more complicated. You need to access them via the getOCGs method, search for the specific layer in the array, and then change its state property.

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