Link text boxes in Interactive PDF

[LASHLEYP37]

I am needing some help. I am creating an printable interactive pdf. The pdf is a sheet of labels that are all identical. I am trying to make it where if i change something in the first label it will automatically change in the rest of the labels on the sheet.

[Derek Cross]

If you create a PDF form and give the fields the same name you should be able to create the feature you want.

Personally, I'd sooner use MSWord for this kind of thing.

[LASHLEYP37]

Can you explain how to give the fields the same name? New to InDesign.

Also how do you do that in MSWord?

[Derek Cross]

In MSWord:

File > New Document, then Tools > Labels

Type in the delivery address, and select the labels you want from the Options drop down (e.g. Avery and the ref no.)

Then Print.

[sishamIAGD · Accepted solution]

When you are setting up your document and you add the interactivity to the field you add the name there.

So go to Window>Interactive>Buttons and Forms. Here you enter field type and name, etc.

[Derek Cross]

Why go to all the bother, the OP has to very carefully set up a position template for every type of label he needs in InDesign, it could take hours. Complete overkill – InDesign's not the application for this (IMO). With MSWord it can be done in a minute or two with access to hundreds of label formats.

[sishamIAGD]

I'm not saying that's the way to do it but he asked the question of how to name the fields..? I would agree that MSWord would be the way to go when creating labels but I guess it depends on they want to do..?

[LASHLEYP37]

Thank you! this is exactly what I needed to know! It is a label where it is my company logo and then contact: and we just need a space where the rep could put there phone number in and then it would populate in all of the sections. so this was perfect! thank you so much!

[Jeffrey_Smith]

A form field with the same name will allow one entry to repeat in all the same named fields.