How to add instructional placeholder text for telephone numbers (using Custom Format)?

Question

I have a section where the person has to add their name, telephone number and email. I have placeholder text for both names and emails...but the telephone number one, I can’t format the phone number unless I use Special > Phone Number. Is there a way to get a placeholder text for this as well?

JR Boulay · Accepted Answer

You shoud use an Arbitrary mask (Format: Special: Arbitrary Mask)Use this option to define the types of characters that the user can enter in the various fields, as well as how the data is displayed in the field.A : Accepts letters only (A to Z, a to z).X : Accepts spaces and most printable characters, including those available on a standard keyboard and ANSI characters within the following ranges: 32 to 126 and 128 to 255.O : The letter O accepts alphanumeric characters (A to Z, a to z and 0 to 9).9 : Accepts only numeric characters (0 to 9).

ls_rbls · Answer

Hi ​@cmvarga5,You can employ a combination of acrobat built-in features and some scripting.In my case, my personal preference is a Custom Keystroke Script to handle the placeholder instruction text and the formatting of the texfield.

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