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stefan_3517
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March 28, 2025
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Dynamic stamp: Checkboxes

  • March 28, 2025
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Hello,

 

I have created a dynamic stamp in Adobe Acrobat that includes checkboxes. While other elements, such as dynamic text fields, function correctly within the stamp, the checkboxes are not interactive when the stamp is inserted into a document.

 

I understand that form fields within a stamp become non-interactive once the stamp is applied to a document. This is why i search for a way to make the checkbox interactive (clickable) 

 

Thank you very much in advance.

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 28, 2025

No fields you add to a stamp are interactive once it is applied. You must fill them in before it is applied. This is usually done using a script that prompts the user for input (or applies an automatic value) and copies that input into the fields just when the stamp is applied to the page. This applies the same to all types of fields, by the way.

Search the forum for "dynamic stamp" and you'll find plenty of info, including code samples, about this issue.

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stefan_3517Author
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March 28, 2025

Thanks you for your reply. Thats exactly how I did it for textfields. When inserting the stamp, the user is asked for input and the text can be seen in the stamp right after. However I can't find a way to let users tick checkboxes indluded in a stamp. 

try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 28, 2025

You can use a dialog box and ask for all the input at once, or if you want to keep it simple you can a prompt window, like this:

this.getField("DiscountCheckBox").checkThisBox(0, (app.alert("Do you want a discount?",2,2)==4));

 

Edit: small typo fixed in the code

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