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October 16, 2019
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The October 2019 Update Now Won't Let Me Select Multiple Form Fields

  • October 16, 2019
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I just found this problem today. When I try to select multiple fields by selecting an area on the page, Adobe switches to the new text edit mode instead, and the fields can no longer be selected. 

 

I'm able to select multiple fields by clicking on the top field on the page, pressing the Shift key, and then selecting the last field on the page. However this method is not all that reliable because I can't select all of the fields I need each time. An in my specific scenario it's actually useless since I normally deal with hundreds of form fields in all kinds of files. 

 

Is anyone else seeing the new problem? Any ideas on a workaround, or how to disable the new text edit mode in the form editor?

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      Correct answer Rohit_Anand

      Adobe Acrobat DC and Reader DC official update (2019.021.20049) containing the fix for this issue is now available. This update will be automatically pushed to all existing installations of Acrobat and Reader. If you want, you may also manually trigger the update early by opening the application and going to Help > Check for Updates.

       

      More information about this release is here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/release-notes-acrobat-reader.html

       

      Please try it out and let us know your feedback!

      Thanks for your patience and support!

       

      Rohit Anand

      (Acrobat Desktop Team)

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      Adobe Employee
      Rohit_AnandCorrect answer
      Adobe Employee
      October 24, 2019

      Adobe Acrobat DC and Reader DC official update (2019.021.20049) containing the fix for this issue is now available. This update will be automatically pushed to all existing installations of Acrobat and Reader. If you want, you may also manually trigger the update early by opening the application and going to Help > Check for Updates.

       

      More information about this release is here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/release-notes-acrobat-reader.html

       

      Please try it out and let us know your feedback!

      Thanks for your patience and support!

       

      Rohit Anand

      (Acrobat Desktop Team)

        gauravs43202023
        Adobe Employee
        gauravs43202023
        Adobe Employee
        October 17, 2019

        To disable the new text edit mode, you can check the answer provided by me on this link :

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/Acrobat/New-feature-Unified-edit-text-and-form-fields/m-p/10674866#M222442 

        scottBI
        scottBI
        Participating Frequently
        October 17, 2019
        Thanks. That worked for me. Though I am certainly not happy with the implementation of this.
        scottBI
        scottBI
        Participating Frequently
        October 16, 2019

        I have the same problem. Unfortunatly I have not found a workaround yet. 

        This is a real issue for me as I am often called on to make batch changes to fields.

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        mariop33884464Author
        Participating Frequently
        October 16, 2019

        I think I just found a workaround. When you being to select your fields, click anywhere outside the bounds of the page, and then drag your selection square onto the page. It seems that if you click on the page while it's in form edit mode, adobe switches it to text-edit mode. So the trick is to not click on the page, but just click outside of it.

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