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April 17, 2023
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Can one radio button group span two pages?

  • April 17, 2023
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I am converting a paper form which has 4 mutually exclusive options that span from one page to another, but it seems the options in a radio group cannot span two pages. Is that correct? If not, how can I do it?


I realize that this layout is less than ideal, but I have no control over it so I'll just use checkboxes if necessary.

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Correct answer Thom Parker

In PDF, form fields are global to the entire document.  So yes, radio button groups can span the entire document. 

Read this:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Checkboxes-and-Radio-Buttons.cfm

 

 

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Thom Parker
Thom ParkerCorrect answer
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April 17, 2023

In PDF, form fields are global to the entire document.  So yes, radio button groups can span the entire document. 

Read this:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Checkboxes-and-Radio-Buttons.cfm

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
New Participant
April 17, 2023

Ah, I believe I see now.  Even though they will show as two different groups on two different pages, if they are named the same they will behave as one radio group.  I got hung up trying to get them to appear within same group in the field list.

New Participant
April 17, 2023

...and thank you!