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Form Field with tab "0" will not delete

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
June 21, 2021
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I created a form field while editing a pdf and I accidently created two. The form field tab number is zero and when i right click on it and hit delete it does not delete. if i enter any information into this box the information does not stay. I have no idea why this one form field will not delete. any other new one i make will go away. please help

Fillable_Document_Best_One_w_form_field.pdf

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Correct answer try67

It has become corrupted. Use the Redaction tool to remove it. In my experience it's the only way to get rid of such "ghost" fields, as I call them.

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It has become corrupted. Use the Redaction tool to remove it. In my experience it's the only way to get rid of such "ghost" fields, as I call them.

Bryce315820695t7b

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Years later, but this was the only solution that worked when I ran into this same issue.

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Hi @Bryce315820695t7b,

Hope you are doing well.

Thanks for letting us know what worked for you.

Marking the statement as a correct answer for future users to use as a reference.

Regards,
Souvik.