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wislndixie9724896
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May 13, 2021
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Using circles instead of check marks

  • May 13, 2021
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I am using Adbobe Acrobat 8.0 Pro and have a form that I've converted over to pdf. I've done all the text fields but this form has several questions that are answered yes or no by "circling" the appropriate answer. Is there a way to use a circle over the yes/no answer without using a check box or does the form have to be redone and eliminate the yes/no answers requiring a circle?

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Amal.
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Amal.Community Manager
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May 14, 2021

Hi Wislndixie

 

Hope you are doing well and sorry for the trouble. As described you want to  use the circle instead of check box for marking the answer in the PDF form.

 

If, the check boxes were originally used in the form which you have converted to PDF then please try the following steps and see if that works for you.

 

1. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat > Go to Tools > Prepare Form (This will bring the form in editing mode)

2. Remove/delete the check boxes and insert the Radio Button as desired and check

 

Note: Adobe Acrobat 8 is an old and EOL application. For more information please check the help page - https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/end-support-acrobat-8-reader.html

 

Regards

Amal

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wislndixie9724896Author
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May 14, 2021

Thank you for your response but that is not the answer I was looking for. Check boxes were not used on the original form only the words Yes or No. The user was to circle with a pen or pencil the correct answer. I tried using the radio button but I can find a way to just use the "circle" of the radio button instead of the radio button filling in the circle. I've tried setting the "fill" color of the button to a transparent color but can find one, so when I use the radio button it hides the words Yes or No.

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Ashley L&D
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January 10, 2024

The script will already do that when you click on a button a second time.

You should also replace borderColor with strokeColor since the use of borderColor is now discouraged,
although, it is still valid for backward compatibility.


Thanks for the note about StrokeColor!

 

Whenver I use the form, the box stays selected over the text and you cannot deselect it.  I've tried it multiple times. 

 

I went back into the Prepare form after trying to deselect these again, and it shows that after you select it, the border color changes from "no color" to the new color automatically.

 

Is there something I'm not adding right that is causing that, or is there something I can add to the javascript to enable deselection?

Thanks again!

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