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dannyp10549469
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November 23, 2018
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Is there a way to auto populate a text field

  • November 23, 2018
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Is there a way to auto populate contents in a text field based on a previous text field in acrobat dc pro.

I have created a form that has several text fields that contain the same information, but may have slight variations in what is needed.

if text 1 has a company name in it, the next form may have the same name in it or it may have a registered business name in it. and I would like it to auto populate with the text 1 info, but allow me to change it if need be with only affecting the second or the third etc. 

Thank you

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Correct answer try67

You can use the validation event of "text 1" to populate the other fields.

The basic code for that will be:

if (event.value) {
    this.getField("text 2").value = event.value;
    this.getField("text 3").value = event.value; // etc.
}

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 23, 2018

You can use the validation event of "text 1" to populate the other fields.

The basic code for that will be:

if (event.value) {
    this.getField("text 2").value = event.value;
    this.getField("text 3").value = event.value; // etc.
}
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    dannyp10549469Author
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    November 27, 2018

    Thank You, worked perfectly.

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