Help setting check boxes in Acrobat Pro DC

[samanthaharris925]

Hello, I am working on a form where once one checkbox is clicked, I need it to automatically check another box. My issue is I need the checkbox that would automatically be checked to have the capability to be unchecked without unchecking the first checkbox. Is this do-able?

[try67]

Should the second check-box be un-checked when the first one is?

[samanthaharris925]

Yes. It should only be checked when the first one is. The first checkbox is the general product, and there are 6 checkboxes underneath as options. We want one option to be automatically checked once the first box to checked, but have the capability to choose another checkbox if the customer wants a different option. Currently, if I try to uncheck the second checkbox, it unchecks the first one, which I don't want to do.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Well, step one is to give the second field a unique name. Let's say the first one is called CB1 and the second CB2.

Add this code as the Mouse Up event of CB1:

if (event.target.value!="Off") this.getField("CB2").checkThisBox(0, true);

[samanthaharris925]

Hi try67,

Thank you for your response! I renamed both of the check boxes and for the CB1 I did the following: Clicked properties, actions, select trigger: mouse up, select action: run a JavaScript, and then I copied and pasted the following into the "Add.." field:

if (event.target.value!="Off") this.getField("CB2").checkThisBox(0, true);

Unfortunately, the second box doesn't automatically check now. Did I do something wrong?

(Thank you for your help as I am very new to this and trying to understand )

[try67]

Is the other field named CB2?

[samanthaharris925]

Oh my gosh, there was a typo! Now that is it "CB2" it works like a charm! Thank you so, so much for your help! It is greatly appreciated!