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creating a button with a function to add more text field boxes when the user needs

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Feb 02, 2023 Feb 02, 2023

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I have created text fields in a column format for users to be able to add multiple employees. Examples of information inptted: Last Name, First Name, Date of Birth. Some users may only need to put in 5 or 6 names while other users may have to input 20 or so names. Is there a way to create a button to add another line for input? Basically there would be one line of text fields, then the user would hit "add" to input another name. I am trying to alleviate from having to have lets say 20 text fields that the user can input information in, and if they only have 5 names, 15 would just remain blank on the pdf form.

 

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Feb 02, 2023 Feb 02, 2023

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Not really. You can create those fields in advance, hide them and then make them visible when needed, but when they are hidden there would just be an empty spot on the page where they are located.

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No, but you can add a new page of entries with a "Page Template".  

You can also hide unused entries by hiding the fields. 
https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Hiding-and-Showing-Form-Fields.cfm?sd=40

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScripting
Use the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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