The best way to create multiple check boxes....

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January 10, 2025
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over 40-odd pages in a document.

I can create multiple copies, but only to a maximum of approx 25 on one page.

I can duplicate the boxes over multiple pages, but then they are duplicates not individual fields so if I tick one box it'll tick them on all the other pages.

I want to keep the root name the same for all the checkboxes as I want to write a script at the end to summarise them all - but I can't do this if I copy and paste the checkbox.

Is there a better way of doing this, or do I just have to copy & paste my checkboxes and select fields at the end for the summary?

Thank you

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PDF Automation Station

Community Expert

Can't you create all the checkboxes on page one using Create multiple copies, then cut and paste them to the other pages? Are the checkboxes in the same location on every page? If so you can run a script in the console to create the fields on every page.

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training_6623作成者

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More or less. They may require some jiggling but not much.

PDF Automation Station

Community Expert

ETA I've added it to "document javascript strings", do I need to press anything to get it to run?

I don't know what that means. Are you familiar with the JavaScript Console?

try67

Community Expert

Yes, there is. You can convert the page to a Template object and then spawn copied from it, with unique (but predictable named) field names on each copy. This requires using a script.

If you're interested, I've developed a (paid-for) tool that allows you to do it quickly and easily, without having to write any code yourself, and I'll be happy to help you set up the calculations after running the script, so you don't have to manually enter all the field names.

You can find it here: https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-duplicate-pages-of-a-pdf-file-including-form-fields

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training_6623作成者

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Thank you! I think that's the script I meant to buy from you but got the wrong one. I will check it out, thank you. I don't think you can do Templates unless you have a very high tech version of Acrobat (from my googling).

try67

Community Expert

Well, you need Acrobat Pro to be able to do it via the application's UI, but if you use a script it's possible to do it in both Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard, but not in the free Acrobat Reader... However, in Reader you also can't add form fields, so I don't think you have that.

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