having a clear form - unchecked radio buttons - when first opening a PDF

[phild35030218]

Hi,

This is my first time posting so apologies if this has been answered previously or if im in the wrong group.

Im making a document editable and want to include a bunch of yes/no questions that will require answering. Ive managed to get radio buttons to 'check' either yes or no for each question (i dont think check boxes have this function?), however whenever i view the document in its true form, these buttons already have a yes or no already selected - due to me testing to see if it works..... What im wanting is for when someone first opens the document, all the buttons/boxes are empty until the person selects either yes or no. Ive tried the Properties/Options/Button is checked by default option, both on and off and neither seems to make any difference.

What am i doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated as its driving me up the wall.

Thanks in advance

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Check-boxes can be made mutually exclusive if you give them the same field name but different export values.

You can reset your entire form via the More button under Tools - Forms.

It's not a good idea to have the file automatically reset itself when you open it. That would make the fields pretty much useless and is guaranteed to infuriate your users.

[phild35030218]

Many thanks for the response try67 🙂

In my dream world. im thinking that if i have a 'master' document that i send to people so its clean when they initially open it but then when they start working through it, it will retain the answers - for both them, if they decide to break from completing and come back to it, and for me when i come to review the document. Its only at the very start i would want a blank generic document and then, once completed by the end user, a personalised completed document. I will need the document to be printable with the completed answers/responses.

I'll have a fettle with the check box thing you mention.

Thanks again

[try67]

Just clear the form before saving it as the "master version" and it will be fine.

Of course, do not tick the boxes under any check-box that say that it is selected by default...

[Vitzcola1975]

Thank you for the insight 

Would this also work for a master form with multiple dropdown lists, check boxes, and text boxes?

I have a daily check sheet which needs to start clear as a master but they need to pick the following

1) Date -which changes so should be no issue everyday - Date box

2) Names of who was checking for the day - Drop down list

3) Type of equipment  Dropdown list

4) Check boxes for Service of Equipment (3 per item but they only pick on and the shape is different) - That I got (18 different items to check)

5) Text Boxes for the above mentioned 18 items if they need to have service done

My issue 1) The Master Form 2) They all use Ipads and to save a copy first into Acrobat is not working they way I have been trying 

I am working with personel I need to make it easier for 

Any help would be appreciated 

Thank you

[try67]

It should work with all form fields. If you don't want them to overwrite the master form you can make it read-only. I don't know whether that would work with iPads, though, as they save the files automatically.

[Vitzcola1975]

Thank you I will try 

Unfortunately they do not have computers just Ipads