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L1011driver
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Pull down menu contained in an individual fillable form field

  • October 5, 2024
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Thank you for any help.

I want to create a way to allow the user to select choices inside an individual form field in a fillable pdf.

For example:

The form field entry requires either an apple, an orange or a pear.

Is it possible to create a form field such that I can offer the user a choice of those three items rather than entering the choice on the keyboard?

I am thinking of something similar to a pull down menu with a list of choices but I can't seem to find a way to do that inside an individual form field using any onine resources.

Thank you for any ideas.

L1011driver@hotmail.com

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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

Did you try dropdown field?

 

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Nesa Nurani
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Nesa NuraniCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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October 5, 2024

Did you try dropdown field?

 

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    L1011driverAuthor
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    October 6, 2024

    Ms. Nurani,

    Perhaps you might be able to help me do something else.

    In my form I have a drop down list of inspector's names.  With each inspector there is a corresponding designation number that is to be entered in a separate form field.

    Is there any way to "autopopulate" the designation number form field based on the inspector's name?

     

    For example, Inspector Joe's designation number is 123.  Inspector Bill's designation number is 456.  Is there a way I can populate the designation number field based on the inspector's name chosen in the inspector's name drop-down menu?

    Thank you for any kind assistance.

    Sincerely,

    Mark Barnard

    Nesa Nurani
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    Nesa NuraniCommunity Expert
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    October 6, 2024

    Ms. Nurani,

    Thank you for this.  It's not working for me.  Doubtless I'm doing something incorrectly.  Here are the steps I've taken:

     

    1. My drop down field with the names is labeled "Inspector".  In this field I entered the inspector name and placed the inspector number in the "Export Value" box exactly as you describe in your picture above.  I checked "Commit selected value immediately".

     

    2. My field that I want to auto populate with the corresponding inspector number is labeled "PEL Number".  I made this form field a drop down box as well and entered the syntax you provided in the "Calculate" tab just as you described.  I was careful to enter the correct form field name referencing the inspector names in the parentheses present in your formula.

     

    Changing the inspector name using the pull-down menu did not result in the inspector number appearing in the form field.

     

    I tried adding the inspector number to the pull-down tab and that had no result.

     

    Perhaps the "PEL Number" tab should be a text field rather than a pull-down field? 

     

    Thank you for any help you may be.

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Mark Barnard


    Don't use dropdown field for "PEL Number", use text field instead.

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