Hide or show fields

In some cases, you may need to show or hide certain fields in your PDF form. For example, you want to hide some form fields so that users can focus on the specific parts of the form they need to fill out.

You can just click a button assigned a Show/Hide field(s) action to have a group of specified fields hidden or shown.

To show / hide fields

1. Open a PDF file and choose Form > Form. The button to show or hide fields can be any type of form fields except barcode.

2. Select one form creation tool and drag a rectangle at where you want the button to appear on the page. For example, select Button and drag a rectangle to specify its size and location.

3. In the Button Properties dialog box, set General and Options properties for button appearance and behavior as needed.

4. In Actions, do the following to set a button for showing or hiding fields and then click Close:

• • Select Trigger. Determine how to initiate showing or hiding. For example, if you select Mouse Up, all selected fields are hidden or shown upon releasing the mouse after a click.

  • Select Action. Specify the action the button performs when triggered.

1. 1. 1. Select Show/Hide field(s) from the drop-down menu.

      2. Click the Add….

      3. In the Show/Hide Field(s) dialog box, select to Hide or to Show the selected fields and then do one of the following:

         • Click the checkboxes to select or deselect the fields to be hidden or shown by the button.

         • Use Select All or Deselect All.

      4. Click OK.

• • The Do Action setting box shows Show/Hide field(s) nested under the Mouse Up action.