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Form Field Properties missing Format, Validate, Calculate, etc.

New Here ,
Jun 29, 2017 Jun 29, 2017

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Running Acrobat Pro DC 2017 Release (Continuous) 2017.009.20044 on OS X 10.11.6

Create a document in Word 2011 - go to Print -> Save As PDF or Print -> Save As Adobe PDF

Open PDF in Acrobat Pro

Select Tools -> Prepare Form, add different form fields (text, date, etc.)

This works fine, but all of them no matter what kind only have General, Appearance, Position, Options tabs in the Text Field Properties window. There are no tabs for Format, Validate, etc.

As a result, things like the Date field just end up being a plain text field that you can type anything into.

Please explain - what am I missing here? I used to do this all the time in older version of Acrobat.

I've tried to find an answer in the Acrobat documentation but no luck (the docs suck too).

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Community Expert , Jun 29, 2017 Jun 29, 2017

Click on Tools - Prepare Form and then click on "More" at the right side of the window and then on "Revert to Acrobat Form".

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Community Expert , Aug 09, 2021 Aug 09, 2021

Try select 'prepare form tool, click on 'More', then 'Revert to Acrobat form'.

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Jun 29, 2017 Jun 29, 2017

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Click on Tools - Prepare Form and then click on "More" at the right side of the window and then on "Revert to Acrobat Form".

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New Here ,
Jun 29, 2017 Jun 29, 2017

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Thanks - that did it.

Decidedly unintuitive however

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Community Expert ,
Jun 29, 2017 Jun 29, 2017

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Agreed. It's very bad design. There should be some indication when you tick the "Prepare this document for signatures" box that it's going to limit it in this way...

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New Here ,
Aug 09, 2021 Aug 09, 2021

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Hey what was the fix, Im having the same issue also

 

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Aug 09, 2021 Aug 09, 2021

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Try select 'prepare form tool, click on 'More', then 'Revert to Acrobat form'.

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New Here ,
Aug 09, 2021 Aug 09, 2021

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Thanks Nesa

 

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New Here ,
Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022

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I can't find the "More" button on my version....

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Community Expert ,
Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022

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Use Tools > Prepare Form and look at the right side.

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New Here ,
Jul 14, 2022 Jul 14, 2022

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Can you provide a screenshot of where the "More" button is located?  I don't have it

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Jul 15, 2022 Jul 15, 2022

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Explorer ,
Aug 23, 2022 Aug 23, 2022

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Yeah.. the new version of acrobat got rid of the MORE link. 

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New Here ,
Jun 20, 2023 Jun 20, 2023

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How can I solve the issue in the new version of acrobat?

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Community Expert ,
Jun 20, 2023 Jun 20, 2023

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What exactly is the issue?

'More' is under 'Prepare form' tool.

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New Here ,
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023

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I do not have the more options

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New Here ,
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023

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For anyone else in 2023 confused trying to find this More field, you have to go to settings and disable the new version of acrobat, such a foolish design...

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New Here ,
Jul 27, 2023 Jul 27, 2023

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If you go to Preferences / Javascript / Javascript Security and "Enable menu items JavaScript execution privilages" they return in "New Acrobat".

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 09, 2024 Feb 09, 2024

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This did not work for me.  I selected the "Enable menu items JavaScript execution privileges" box and nothing changed for me.  I still cannot see the Actions Format Validate Calculate tabs when I select the Text Field Properties box.

I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro Continuous Release Version 2023.008.20470

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Feb 09, 2024 Feb 09, 2024

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You must "Revert to Acrobat form"

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 09, 2024 Feb 09, 2024

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I do not see this option in the new versions of Acrobat.  The screenshots from above do not look the same as what I see when I go to All Tools >> Prepare Form.  There is not More option.

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Feb 09, 2024 Feb 09, 2024

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Look at ...

The screenshots shows the old UI.

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 09, 2024 Feb 09, 2024

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My screen does not look like the old UI and I cannot see a "More" option anywhre on the Prepare Form menu.  It is completely different than before.  When I click on the three dots next to the words Prepare a form (see prepareform.png) there is no options that say "MORE" like the menu USED to show before this update.

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Feb 10, 2024 Feb 10, 2024

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Use the menu at ...

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Explorer ,
Oct 16, 2023 Oct 16, 2023

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THANK YOU! It was SO frustrating to read so many replies on so many threads just saying "Under more" ugh.

Just an FYI for Mac Users, disable it from the top menu "View > Disable new Acrobat".

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Jul 27, 2023 Jul 27, 2023

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I am having the same exact issue. My "date" properties are all overridden when I save. The format is perfect in the preview, but when I save and reopen the file, the properties have disappeared, and the date field is missing.

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