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Cuwen
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November 23, 2010
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PDF Text Field Form Label

  • November 23, 2010
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Hello everyone.  I was wondering if there was a way to make a label viewable in normal mode for a PDF text field form.  I am making my PDF a form with a fillable text box in it.  Well, I'd like the box name to show up when someone opens the PDF, not just if they only go into the edit form view.  I hope I'm making sense.  So far, the only thing I can think of is making a Button with the label above the fillable text box or make the text box a combo box.  However, with a combo box, I can't edit how the text will look when it's typed in.  Right now, though, when a person opens the PDF normally, the highlighted fillable text boxes show up but not the labels with them even though I have names entered in on Name and Tooltip.

Any suggestions?

      Correct answer George_Johnson

      One thing you can do is set up a custom Format script for a text field that is:

      // Custom format script for text field

      if (!event.value) event.value = event.target.name;

      This will display the field name in the field when the field is blank. The problem with this approach is it precludes easily using any of the built-in formats that you may want to use (Number, ZIP code, etc.). You still can, but it requires more scripting.

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      Yvillahermosa
      Participant
      August 6, 2021

      Thank you!! awesome

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      George_Johnson
      Inspiring
      November 23, 2010

      So what should happen when the user enters text in the field? Should the field name still be visible somehow?

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      CuwenAuthor
      Known Participant
      November 23, 2010

      No.  I want the label to disappear when the user starts typing in text.

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      George_JohnsonCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      November 23, 2010

      One thing you can do is set up a custom Format script for a text field that is:

      // Custom format script for text field

      if (!event.value) event.value = event.target.name;

      This will display the field name in the field when the field is blank. The problem with this approach is it precludes easily using any of the built-in formats that you may want to use (Number, ZIP code, etc.). You still can, but it requires more scripting.

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