Create a copy of a form field – Adobe Acrobat XI User Manual
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Last updated 1/14/2015
Create a copy of a form field
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If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Forms > Edit.
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Select the form field, and do one of the following:
• To copy the form field to the center of the current view, choose Edit > Copy, and then choose Edit > Paste.
• To copy the form field and move it to another location on the page, Ctrl-drag it.
Tip: To constrain the vertical or horizontal movement as you drag, press and hold Shift.
3
If you want the field to be automatically populated with the data the user types into the original field, leave the name
as is. If the copied field is for unique user information, rename it.
Create multiple copies of a form field on a page
1
If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Forms > Edit.
2
Do one of the following:
• Right-click the form field and choose Create Multiple Copies.
• Select the form field and choose Tasks> Edit Fields > Create Multiple Copies.
3
In the Create Multiple Copies Of Fields dialog box, select Preview, and move the dialog box as needed so that you
can see the original field and the copies on the form page.
4
Make the selections you want to apply:
• To change the number of copies being created, enter different values in the Copy Selected Fields Down and Copy
Selected Fields Across options.
• To change the dimensions of the original field and all the copies, enter different values in the Change Width and
Change Height options.
• To move the original field and all the copies, click the Up, Down, Left, and Right buttons.
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If you want the fields to be automatically populated with the data the user types into the original field, leave the
names as they are. If the copied fields are for unique user information, rename them.
Duplicate a form field across multiple pages
1
If you are not in the form editing mode, choose Tools > Forms > Edit.
2
Do one of the following:
• Right-click the form field and choose Duplicate Across Pages.
• Select the form field and choose Forms > Tasks> Edit Fields > Duplicate Across Pages.
note: The Duplicate command isn’t available for forms with only one page.
3
Do one of the following:
• To duplicate the form field on every page in the form, select All, and click OK.
• To duplicate the form field on a limited range of pages, click the From button, and type the start and ending pages
on which you want the form field to appear. Then click OK.note: Including or not including the page on which the
form field originally appears doesn’t affect the duplication process. Including that page won’t create a second copy on
top of the original one, and not including it won’t remove the original form field.
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If you want the fields to be automatically populated with the data the user types into the original field, leave the
names as they are. If the duplicate fields are for unique user information, rename them.