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how to temporarily hide all checkbxes on a pdf document

  • October 16, 2022
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hi

i have a 50 page document and i just want to temporarily hide all the checkboxes on it(because i am unable to see the text beneath it)...how can i do it..and maybe make it come back later(i dont want to create another 50 page form field edit)

 thank you

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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

You can run this from a button or console, it will hide/show all checkboxes:

for ( var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++){
var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
var f = this.getField(fname);
f.display = (f.type == "checkbox" && f.display == display.visible) ? display.hidden : display.visible;}

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Nesa Nurani
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Nesa NuraniCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 16, 2022

You can run this from a button or console, it will hide/show all checkboxes:

for ( var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++){
var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
var f = this.getField(fname);
f.display = (f.type == "checkbox" && f.display == display.visible) ? display.hidden : display.visible;}

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    October 16, 2022

    thank you,

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