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Cannot input date into field

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February 21, 2017
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Hi there,

Using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2015 release. I'm editing a form and wanted to add several boxes where users can select a date. Under "prepare form," I chose "add a dropdown list," then went into the properties-->format--> and chose date in the format of mm/dd/yy. However, when I go back to the form as a user, I am unable to either 1) type anything in or 2) choose any option from the drop-down menu (although I see an arrow).

I have successfully added other drop down boxes on this same form.

Thank you!

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Correct answer Karl Heinz Kremer

Thanks Karl I'll check out that post. Here's the version:

Good news: You do have the subscription version (indicated by the "Continuous" in the version information). All you need to do is upgrade: Select Help>Check for updates and you should be all set.

Karl Heinz Kremer

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For the date format to work, you will need to use a text field. For users with Acrobat or Reader DC, the date picker will be shown automatically for a date field (meaning, a text field that uses a date format).

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loganl68917756Author

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Karl,

I switched the field to a text field, went into properties, and chose the date format of mm/dd/yy. However, when I go back into the document as a user, the "date picker" does not show up for me. I can still type in the date, of course (I can actually type ANYTHING into the field). Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks for your help.

Karl Heinz Kremer

Community Expert

That is true, you can type anything, but when you do and you leave the field, you will get an error message from the validation system that tells you that the information you typed is not correct.

Do you see a little triangle on the ridge side of the field when you click into it? That's how you activate the date picker: Click on the triangle.

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Did you add entries to the list?

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loganl68917756Author

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Hi,

Until this moment, that had not occurred to me to add the dates as entries. However, now I am in even more confusion--surely there is a better option than manually imputing every single date of the year into the list. The users would have 365 options to scroll through!

Ideally, I would like to choose a calendar as an option, but from other threads I've read there seems to be a special script for this that may be over my head!

I'm open to any suggestions you may have for users to be able to simply select a date for their upcoming meetings.

Thank you!

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

In the subscription of Acrobat Pro DC use the calemdar icon.

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