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Scott_72
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June 30, 2020
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How to make a drop-down list visible on screen only; not when printing.

  • June 30, 2020
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I've been using AEM to create forms for a whilw and I really do miss the fuctionaility that I had!  I just installed Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and it's horrible in comparison.  

 

Does anyone know how I make a dorp-down list in Pro DC be visible on screen only?  It is grayed out in the Properties box.

 

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Correct answer AnandSri


Hye Scott!

 

Thank you for sharing the details and screenshots.

If you are the owner of the PDF form and creating it, and not getting the options, please repair the installation files of Acrobat from the help menu>repair installation. Reboot the machine and try again.

If you still don't get the option, then remove Acrobat using the cleaner tool Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs

Reboot the machine and install Acrobat back and check: Download Acrobat DC installer for Enterprise term or VIP license

 

However, if you are not the owner of the PDF form and have received it from a user, then please check the PDF forms properties File>Properties>Security>and check if the document modification is allowed or not. 

If you are not the owner of the form, then you might have to contact the original creator and have to ask them to make the changes.

 

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

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AlaskanCryptologist
AlaskanCryptologist
Participating Frequently
October 16, 2020

I have a similar question.  I am working with fields that are not "Required'.  I don't want the items in my item list shown so I put a first item of "Select" in the item list.  However, after I Send it out and it returns with signatures, and I print it, the form prints "Select" of the fields that weren't selected.  Here is how it looks below except this drop down box isn't there.    I want only the fields that were selected to be printed.  All the "Selects" I don't want to print.  Is there anyway I can do that.  I saw the option "Visible but doesn't print"  but won't that just not print anything for that particular field?  
Hope you can help.

 

Bernd Alheit
Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
October 16, 2020

You can change the option with Javascript.

AlaskanCryptologist
AlaskanCryptologist
Participating Frequently
October 20, 2020
Do you know how I can find that javascript. I'm sorry, I am not a
programmer. I just want to make it work the way I'd like it to.
AnandSri
Community Manager
AnandSriCommunity Manager
Community Manager
June 30, 2020

Hey Scott!

 

I hope you are doing well and sorry for the trouble you had.

 

Would it be possible to share a screenshot of the window where you are getting the grayed-out option to make a drop-down list visible?

Also, what is the version of Acrobat Pro DC installed on the machine? To identify, please take help from this article: Identify the product and its version for Acrobat and Reader DC

Are you on a Mac or Windows machine and what is the version?

 

Add a drop-down form filed, click on the properties, under the General tab, in Common Properties section, you have the option of making Form field visible, hidden, visible but doesn't print, & hidden but printable options. See the below screenshot: 

If the above option is not visible/grayed out and you are not able to choose them from the list, then please repair the installation files of Acrobat from the help menu>select repair installation. Reboot the machine and then check again.

 

Are you experiencing this with one specific PDF or is it with all the PDF files?

 

Let us know how it goes and share your observations.

 

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

 

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Scott_72Author
Participating Frequently
June 30, 2020

Sure. 

I'm not seeing all the options that you are seeing on the properties box.

 

 
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Scott_72Author
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June 30, 2020

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