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February 23, 2021
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"Add Date" field is missing in Prepare Forms, among others tools

  • February 23, 2021
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My company has tasked me with creating fillable PDF versions of our forms. I am going through a web course teaching me how to do this, however it appears some of the tools for Prepare Forms are missing from my version of Adobe Acrobat DC. There are other tools missing as well such as Validation. The tools I have available are:

 

Currently I am working with the templates provided by the course (through Lynda.com) so I know that my problem is different than the one described in this post (https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/form-field-properties-missing-format-validate-calculate-etc/m-p/9171781#M58037) as my form is already an Acrobat Form, not an Adobe Sign Form.

 

According to the tutorial the field option should automatically appear once I have selected Prepare Form. I have had no other difficulties with forms so far.  Additionally when trying to use the solution on the previously mentioned post, the "Add Date" field is different than the one in the course. When viewing All Properties of the field there is no tab for "Action", "Format", "Caluclate", or "Validate". I have included screenshots from the form I am working on and the tutorial from the video. My form: 

The video's form: 

 

I am using an up-to-date version of Adobe Acrobat Standard DC. There are no updates available. 

Correct answer Nesa Nurani

To avoid this in future when creating document don't check "This document requires signature"

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Nesa Nurani
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Nesa NuraniCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 23, 2021

To avoid this in future when creating document don't check "This document requires signature"

Participant
December 6, 2023

I don't think this works anymore. 

Bernd Alheit
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Community Expert
December 6, 2023

What doesn't work?

Bernd Alheit
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Community Expert
February 23, 2021

You have a Adobe Sign form. Convert it to a Acrobat form:

Click on Tools > Prepare Form and then click on "More" at the right side and then on "Revert to Acrobat Form".