How to make calculations of cells

Report · Nov 23, 2018

I have to calculate between cells..

How to ??

Report · Nov 24, 2018

When you created the form, did you tick that box that says that it needs signatures, or something like that?

If so, click on Tools - Prepare Form and then click on "More" at the right side of the window and then on "Revert to Acrobat Form", save it, close it and then re-open it and try again.

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Report · Nov 24, 2018

Please be more specific. Also, do you have Acrobat or Reader?

Report · Nov 24, 2018

In the paid version of Adobe Acrobat Pro, you can create a form, and in the form, you create fields. These fields sit on top of the other info on another layer. You might have one field for quantity, one for amount, and a third that mulitiplies them. You can do other calculations as well.

You can’t do this with the free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader where you posted.

Does this answer your question?

Report · Nov 24, 2018

OK, thank you..
We have a paid Version of Acrobat Pro DC.

If you can explain how to do the calculations, - like multiplying or adding figures in different cells, - into the "answer cell".

I do not find the menu for this..

[typos corrected for international translation by moderator]

Tgaarden: Discussion moved from Acrobat Reader to PDF Forms as the free Reader cannot do forms.

Report · Nov 24, 2018

It's under the field's Properties, Calculate tab. There are several built-in commands, and you can also use a script.

See this tutorial for further information: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-to-do-not-so-simple-form-calculations

Report · Nov 24, 2018

For multiply, choose Properties > Calculate for the text field, then Product for the Value. Click "Pick" and check the fields, which will then appear in the white box.

For adding, you would select Sum instead of Product.

This will get you started, try67 has given you the link for details. Post a screen shot if you have trouble.

Report · Nov 24, 2018

Hello.. I'm sorry, - I dont fint these possibilities..
My options under Text Properties is:

Generel, - Apperence, Placement and AlternTIVES..

The others are missing..

I have the latest Version og Acrobat Pro CD

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\3DPDFConverter.API

Versjon: 2017

Opprettelsesdato: 2017/03/03

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:25:55

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Accessibility.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\AcroForm.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Annots.api

Versjon: 19.8.20080.306727

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/10/19

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 23:41:08

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Catalog.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:26

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\DigSig.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\EScript.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\HTML2PDF.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\IA32.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\MakeAccessible.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Multimedia.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\PDDom.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\PPKLite.api

Versjon: 19.8.20080.306727

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/10/19

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 23:41:08

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\ReadOutLoud.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\reflow.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Scan.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:26

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Search.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\SendMail.api

Versjon: 19.8.20080.306727

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/10/19

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 23:41:08

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Spelling.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\TouchUp.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:26

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\Updater.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\weblink.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\plug_ins\WebPDF.api

Versjon: 19.8.20071.303822

Opprettelsesdato: 2018/09/20

Opprettelsestidspunkt: 07:32:32

Report · Nov 24, 2018

When you created the form, did you tick that box that says that it needs signatures, or something like that?

If so, click on Tools - Prepare Form and then click on "More" at the right side of the window and then on "Revert to Acrobat Form", save it, close it and then re-open it and try again.

Report · Nov 25, 2018

Yepp.. Thank you..

Solved..

Report · Nov 24, 2018

You'll need to write the calculation in the "answer cell."

Fairly easy. Follow the directions here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/user-guide.html

See:

the Calculate Form Fields section at https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/pdf-form-field-properties.html#calculate_tab_for_form_field_pr...
this tutorial https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/add-basic-calculations-to-pdf-forms
this free guidebook from Acrobat guru Ted Padova, free download Creating PDF Forms for Government at http://www.tedpadova.com/