Need help with a dropdown list (user cannot enter own text)

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Hello I am creating a form with a dropdown list of options. I would like the user ALSO to be able to write their own text in the field, or edit the options. This was possible in a previous version of acrobat pro, and I have 20 forms I made in 2014 that used to have this option, but NO longer work. (user can only select an option, but can no longer type own text or edit the option selected). I see (in the properties) there is an option to allow user to write custom text, which I have ticked. But still doesn't work. anyone know why?

try67 · Accepted Answer

can I specif wihtin the PDF somehow - so that it will only open in reader?

You're opening it inside a browser (Edge, perhaps?), which uses its own PDF plugin to view the PDF. Unfortunately, most of these plugins are sub-par. For best results you should always use Adobe Reader, and instruct your users to do the same.

However, you can't enforce it and it's quite difficult to know in which application the file is opened.

try67 · Answer

It should work... What happens when the user tries to enter a custom value? Did you enter a validation script of any kind?

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