automatically creating a check box

[michaelb15140588]

Hello, I converted ID documents into PDF files. These documents include boxes.

I want to create forms from the PDFs with the boxes being converted into checkboxes.

I followed soem advise, for intance by creating the boxes in the ID dovcument with zapf dingbats boxes.

During the conversion process none of the boxes is convertzed into a check box, they are simpla ignore.

I could of course do it manually, however, it is up to several thousend per PDF.

Hope somebody can help me! Thanks for that!

[try67]

If you use Wingdings for the check-boxes you could use this script I've developed to automatically convert them to actual fields:

Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat/Reader -- Convert Wingdings To Fields

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You can create form elements directly in InDesign, no need for the dodgy “recognise” function.

[try67]

True, as long as you don't later try to edit them in Acrobat, as that doesn't always work very well...

[michaelb15140588 · Accepted solution]

I bought it and it works very well, thank you!

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[try67]

Very glad to hear it!