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September 26, 2022
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PDF form check boxes to activate sections / tabbing question

  • September 26, 2022
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Hello,

 

I have mocked up a sample form of something I am trying to achieve. On the first page, selecting any check box activates the section page associate with it.

 

My question is this. If I select the Section B check box, or the Section C check box, but not the Section A check box, and I tab from this page, the tabbing will tab to the email hyperlinks on all section pages.

 

I am trying to figure out if there is a way that if a section check box on page 1 is not activated, that the tabbing will skip the page completely and not tab the hyperlinks if the form fields on that page are deactivated.

 

There may be scenarios where all 3 check boxes on Page 1 could be selected by the user, or just some. They may select A/B/C,  or A/C,  or B, etc...

 

If it's not possible, no worries. I'm just not sure if it's possible based on the fact any combination of the 3 check boxes could be activated. I'm also a novice at best, so apologies if there is an obvious answer but I'm not realizing it.

 

Thank you in advance

Correct answer try67

You can't do it if they are Link objects. You could do it, though, if you used buttons. That way you could set them as read-only, along with the rest of the fields in the section, which would exclude them from the tab-order. And you can set the buttons up to act just like links when clicked.

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September 26, 2022

You can't do it if they are Link objects. You could do it, though, if you used buttons. That way you could set them as read-only, along with the rest of the fields in the section, which would exclude them from the tab-order. And you can set the buttons up to act just like links when clicked.

rform82Author
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September 26, 2022

I totally follow along with what you're saying. Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!