Dropdown box question

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February 4, 2025
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I am making a form with a dropdown box containing a list of schools in our area. Is there a way to make the form field populate when the user tabs to it and enters in something on their keyboard instead of the user having to use a mouse to select which option to choose?

In other words, if the user is inputting data in each field, how can I get this particular dropdown box field to populate with a name of a school just by having the user start typing the school and then pressing the tab key to move to the next field once the school name comes up? Or is that even possible?

I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro Ver 2024. Thanks in advance 🙂

try67

Community Expert

If you want to filter the list you can do so using a text field that will act as the "filter" and a script that will make the actual changes to the list of options under the drop-down, based on that field's value.

You can achieve it quite easily using this (paid-for) tool I've developed, that will allow you to set it all up without writing any code yourself: https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-create-live-filtered-list

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fosgate3Author

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Thank you for the suggestion. That may be something to consider in the future but right now, I'd like the user to be able to tab to the field and have a list of options pull up based on what letters were pressed on the keyboard. For example, one of the schools in the list is "Frankton Elementary School". When the user tabs to field, I would like them to be able to start typing "Frankton" and have the option appear. Unfortunately though, that isn't happening and the user has to stop typing and use their mouse to click the drop down box arrow and select the school.

try67

Community Expert

No, it doesn't. It only goes by the first letter. This can't be changed.

PDF Automation Station

Community Expert

Users can type the first letter of the entry and it will go the first item that start with that letter. They can either repeat the letter to go through the list, or use the down arrow key. There's is no filtering beyond the first letter.

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fosgate3Author

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That's what I was hoping it would do but it doesn't. When the user types in the field, nothing happens. You have to manually click the drop down arrow to open the box and select the item you want.

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