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Select minimum of CheckBox in PDF document

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
July 21, 2024
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Good Day

I have 24 checkboxes on a PDF document. I would like the end user to select at least one CheckBox before saving document. I do not have a submit button built into the form I prefer users saving the PDF file.

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creative explorer

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Or you can add a line of text 'Please select at least one CheckBox' ... I know they can still save without checking...maybe, some of them would just take the hint???

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Farhad36250355635fAuthor

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HI

I agree with the hint, if can you please advise where do I add the "Line of Text"

Thanks

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Farhad36250355635fAuthor

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@Farhad36250355635f

Two ways:

1. Click on All Tools - Edit a PDF or

2. Edit

Both will take you to this screen:

or in the tool bar is a Text Tool: Select that and enter text. To make it bigger, click on the "A" a few times to make it bigger, the smaller 'A' to make it smaller.

thanks will give it a try

Nesa Nurani

Community Expert

If none of the checkboxes are checked, you can use a script to alert a user to check the checkbox when they try to save (it will not stop them to save).

You can place the script as document action 'Document Will Save'.

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Farhad36250355635fAuthor

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Hi Nesa

Appreciate your respond. Exuse my limitations on scripting, have no idea what the script should be, some guidance and assistance is appreciated, thanks

Nesa Nurani

Community Expert

It would be easier if you share your field names, but let's say they are named "Check Box1" to "Check Box24", you can use this script:

var total = 0;
for( var i=1; i<=24; i++){
var f = this.getField("Check Box"+i).valueAsString;
if(f !== "Off")total++;}
if(total == 0){
app.alert("Please selecte at least one of the chekboxes.",3);}

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