Information entered in a form is automatically updated with incorrect data.

[Renan29546105wnrp]

I am using Acrobat Pro to fill in a form from a third party.  The form has several fields called "Family Name" to enter information for different people. Whenever I type a new "family name" all other "family names" get automatically updated. How do I make my input stick in each field and not uptade. Thanks. 

[Bernd Alheit]

Use unique names for the form fields.

Fields with the same name will get the same content.

[Renan29546105wnrp]

Thanks for the answer but is there a way to as a user of the form, to turn off the auto fill.  I doubt the developer made it a requirement since the form is clearly intented to enter different first names, middle names and last names in each field.

Thanks

[Bernd Alheit]

Print the form and fill the printout.

[Renan29546105wnrp]

Unfortunately that is not an option, thanks.

[Bernd Alheit]

Inform the developer about this issue.

[Renan29546105wnrp]

Will do, Adobe should look into making it more user friedly.  Otherwise not worth paying for Pro version.

[try67]

There's nothing Adobe can do about it. It's a part of the PDF specification that fields with the same name have the same value. It's up to the form's creator to set them up correctly.

[Test Screen Name]

Those are the rules of PDF forms. The person designing the form has to follow the rules. (There is a separate thing called auto-fill, that isn't it).  If you have Acrobat Pro, you can change the field names.