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Control click copies instead of selects

New Here ,
May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016

Hello, so i am making pdf fillable forms and when I select multiple text boxes to change some formatting it just copies all the boxes I have selected. Any idea why that is?

Thanks,

Louie

Windows 7 Enterprise

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC - Verison: 15.006.301.73

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Community Expert ,
May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016

You're probably clicking a bit too long and also moving the mouse, so it creates a copy of the fields instead of just selecting them.

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New Here ,
May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016

Well if you hold control and click on multiple boxes it copies them, I guess that's just the function. I am clicking pretty fast and I do have to move the mouse in order to select multiple boxes. I just always assumes control click was to select a series of items it is for most things like excel, but I guess not here. Thanks for the help anyway but I just do it all manually.

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Community Expert ,
May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016

Ctrl+Click does only select fields. Ctrl+Click+Move creates copies of the selected fields.

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New Here ,
May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016

How would you select more than one field without moving the mouse?

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May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016
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You can move the mouse, but not while you're still clicking (dragging). You'll also notice that the cursor shows a small plus symbol when you hold and drag it.

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