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cr06can
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May 9, 2018
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assigning values to checkboxes (that are set to act like radio buttons) to get a percentage at the end.

  • May 9, 2018
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Clients directions;

Make a form that an HR person will be using - they ask the employee a series of questions (depending on department the questions number 10-75), each question has 4 possible answers. Each answer has a percentage assigned to it, (N/A = not applicable, 0% = no knowledge, 50% = some knowledge, 100% = fully competent) these needs to be checkboxes not radio buttons, as they want the option to de-select not just re-select

As the questions are answered a percentage is shown at the end of the questionnaire. This percentage will help HR determine who is a candidate for moving up the chain of command within the company.

Can this be done in acrobat without diving into javascript as I have zero experience with it?

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
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May 9, 2018

cr06can  wrote

...these needs to be checkboxes not radio buttons, as they want the option to de-select not just re-select

You can't do this in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (where you posted). We can move the thread to the forms forum once you answer graffiti's question.

But keep in mind that if you make checkboxes, the user can select more than one choice, which would be very bad. Two solutions come to mind for this if you keep radio buttons:

  • Add an additonal choice that says "Deselect" (Easiest)
  • Add a button to Clear the Field (Best).
    When you create a button for Reset, it says which fields? You can deselect all except the current field. They will be able to clear only the current field, which is what you want.

Also, don't be afraid of JavaScript. Pay someone to write it. All you have to do is copy and paste it.

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cr06canAuthor
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May 10, 2018

I was able to make the check boxes act like radio buttons by using the same name, but giving each checkbox a different value. Therefore the first four checkboxes on question 1 show names 1#0, 1#1, 1#2, 1#3. They act like radio buttons now in the sense that the user can only choose one checkbox within the group, but they can also uncheck them entirely.

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    SteveSalz
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    February 27, 2020

    I tried this but the user can still check several boxes (i.e. 1.1,1.2,.1.3, etc).  How did you make it so the user could only check one box (like a radio button)?

    ~graffiti
    ~graffiti
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    May 9, 2018

    Are you using the full version of Acrobat or are you using the free Acrobat Reader?

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