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mishv32378218
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January 18, 2019
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Text Fields changing colour after exporting to pdf

  • January 18, 2019
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Hey, I'm wondering if anyone knows why the fields would be changing colour when I export it to an interactive pdf? I've used my brand colours which are muted colours, but when the pdf is opened all of the text boxes are in a bright lilac colour. I have no idea how to change it!

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    Correct answer hammer0909

    In Acrobat, go to Preferences and click on the Forms section to the left. Uncheck "Show border hover color for fields".

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    Laubender
    Community Expert
    September 23, 2021

    "Is it something that you can turn off before exporting it to an interactive pdf?"

     

    No. The setting, turned on (default) or turned off, is an end-user decision in Acrobat Pro DC or Adobe Reader.

    You have no control over this by exporting a PDF with InDesign.

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

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    clarehealy
    clarehealy
    New Participant
    September 23, 2021

    Is it something that you can turn off before exporting it to an interactive pdf?

    I'm just working on a questionnaire where I have text boxes for the answers. Is there another way to do this ?

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    Linda Maddocks
    Participating Frequently
    September 25, 2020

    TY! I came here for the same reason. 

    hammer0909
    hammer0909Correct answer
    Community Expert
    January 18, 2019

    In Acrobat, go to Preferences and click on the Forms section to the left. Uncheck "Show border hover color for fields".

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      Alexandra28431843rw2h
      New Participant
      February 16, 2023

      I have the same problem when I open a PDF from my mobile, is there a way to change it?

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        Laubender
        Community Expert
        January 18, 2019

        Hi mishv32378218 ,

        how did you define your brand colors? Color space? Values? Spot Colors?

        What are the printing and viewing conditions of the colors?

        Can you show some screenshots so we can see the differences?

        FWIW: PDF Interactive will convert all your colors to RGB.

        Regards,
        Uwe

        mishv32378218
        mishv32378218Author
        New Participant
        January 18, 2019

        Hi Uwe,

        Thank you for responding. They are RGB colours and the colour profile is

        RGB. When I export it, the interactive text boxes turn lilac only until I

        click on one to add text, and then they revert to the beige colour I had

        intended. When I click on the next box, the previous one goes back to

        lilac.

        This is the first time I've put a question up in this forum and so I'm not

        sure how to add screen shots- I'll try adding them in this email and see if

        that works! The first one is as it appears when opening the file in

        Acrobat, the second one is when I've clicked on the first text box.

        Thanks,

        Mish

        Derek Cross
        Derek Cross
        Community Expert
        January 18, 2019

        The blue effect is normal — it’s to assist those filling in the fields. I think the effect can be turned off somewhere.

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