Auto tab for crossword puzzle

[terriv58458520]

I have a lesson plan that includes a crossword puzzle in a fillable pdf. I'm trying to make it so students can enter one letter per field and have the cursor automatically go to the next field. I've set all the fields (84 of them) in sequential order and they all have a character limit of 1. 

I've seen some java script for auto-tab, but I haven't gotten it to work properly yet. 

Does someone know how to get auto-tab to work in this situation?

Thank you!

[JR Boulay]

You should use the fieldFull event:

https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/acrobatsdk/html2015/Acro12_MasterBook/JS_API_AcroJS...

[terriv58458520]

Thank you for this suggestion, but I'm not very tech savvy (always willing to learn, though!) I see the code for the fieldFull on the page you linked, but where does it go?

I added it to the document level java script and it doesn't make the cursor move to the next field.   

[try67]

From that page:

This is a custom keystroke script for a text field that has a character limit.

[try67]

You can apply it via Properties - Format - Custom - Custom Keystroke Script:

[terriv58458520]

Thank you for this. I do see the Format tab on the field, but I've pasted the code into the Custom Keystroke box and it's still not moving to the next field. Also, the code only pasted into the first field. When I tried to paste it into the Custom Keystroke box on text2 field, it won't go in there. Here's the code I pasted:

if ( event.fieldFull || event.willCommit )
this.getField("NextTabField").setFocus();

Is this correct? Do I need to paste it in each field? I wonder if there's someone I can hire to make this crossword puzzle work?

[try67]

Yes, this seems correct, although you'll have to adjust the field name in the second line.

And yes, it needs to be applied to each field.

If you're interested in hiring someone to do it for you feel free to contact me privately via [try6767 at gmail.com].

[rossblack_tammy]

Hi

It auto tabs after you hit the key twice. So not really an autotab?

Is there away to make advance without the extra key stroke?

[Nesa Nurani]

I assume you are talking about crossword puzzle so you want to autotab to next field when 1 character is entered in the field?

You can use this as "Custom keystroke script":

if(AFMergeChange(event).length == 1) this.getField("field2").setFocus();

Be aware when you enter script it will disappear but it will still work.

Change field name "field2" in script to your actual field name.