How do I autofill a textbook when a checkbox is checked?

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October 8, 2021
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I'm using Adobe Pro 2017 and I would like to create a multiple page document. On the first page is a list of 220 words with checkboxes. On the remaining pages are textboxes that would autofill with the corresponding checkbox. Essentially I am creating flashcards for students that are "created" based on the words that have the boxes checked. I am VERY new to using scripts. I can create the checkboxes and the textboxes but I have no clue where to put the scripts (on the checkbox page or the textbox) and if I have to repeat the process for each individual checkbox. All help is appreciated.

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try67

Community Expert

Let's say you have 100 fields of each type (named "CK1", "CK2", "text1", "text2", etc.), and that you applied the words to copy as the export values of the check-boxes on the first page. You can then use a button with the following code as the MouseUp event to copy the selected words to the text fields on the following pages:

var words = [];
for (var i=1; i<=100; i++) {
	var v = this.getField("CK"+i).valueAsString;
	if (v!="Off") words.push(v);
}

for (var i=1; i<=100; i++) {
	var f = this.getField("text"+i);
	f.value = (i<=words.length) ? words[i-1] : "";
}

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Shared5FA0Author

Participant

Thank you for replying! I am very, very new to trying to create using a script. I'm not sure I have the expertise yet to follow your directions. 🙂 I can create the textboxes and checkboxes as you mentioned but I am not sure where exactly I am placing the rest. Would your directions be requiring me to enter a script from the checkbox properties (to copy the export values) and another script from the textbox properties (as shown in your example)?

try67

Community Expert

No, neither. It should be used from a button field, although you can also use it as the custom calculation script of a (separate) text field, if you want it to work automatically each time a check-box is ticked (or unticked).

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Asim123

Inspiring

Is one box one word or multiple words go to same box?

Do they go in order (any word go to first empty box) or word is tied to specific text field?

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Shared5FA0Author

Participant

It would be one box for each word. I would prefer that the words go in the same order as they appear in the checkboxes but it is not necessary if it would be too complicated to do so.

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Shared5FA0Author

Participant

That should say autofill a text box...not textbook. 🙂

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