PDF Form Properties

You can set parameters and define actions for form fields in Objects Inspector.

Options Section

The Options section contains individual settings for different form fields. Read More

Geometry Section

Width and Height — these items of the Geometry section allow specifying the size of individual or multiple forms at once. To do it, select the required form(s) and specify the data in the corresponding items.

P.S The Geometry section displays settings for active form only. If a number of forms were selected simultaneously, no active form will be chosen and settings won’t be displayed in Object Inspector.

Left — distance from left page border to the left border of the form.
Top — distance from top page border to the top border of the form.
Coordinates — sets offset when aligning forms with settings in Left and Top items. Coordinates can be absolute or relative:
- Relative — when aligning forms using Top and/or Left items, the distance between forms remains the same.
- Absolute — when aligning, all forms will be moved irregularly and will be positioned in coordinate point set in Top and/or Left items.
Maintain aspect ratio — if enabled, the form’s aspect ratio isn’t changed when its height and width are being modified.
Units. Select units to measure object.
Align. Automatically move or align selected objects. There are 6 alignment types: Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Center Horizontal and Center Vertical.
Send to back. Move the selected element to the background.
Send backward. Move the selected element to the back by only one object.
Bring forward. Move the selected element to the front by only one object.
Bring to front. Move selected element to the foreground.

General Section

Name — unique form name. Required for correct form fields data import and export.
ToolTip — text which will appear in pop up menu when hovering mouse cursor over the form.
Orientation — data orientation in the form (for all form fields except for links).
Form Field — option of form field display on screen and when printing. Has 4 options: visible; hidden; visible, but not printable; printable, but not visible.
Read Only — if enabled, form won’t be used for filling and users will only be able to view data displayed in this field.
Required — if enabled, the form will be required for filling. This item can be enabled for all kinds of form fields except for List and Button.

P.S For your convenience, Master PDF Editor allows highlighting all forms required for filling. Use the main menu to choose Tools > Settings > Forms (see the Forms Tab).

Locked — if enabled, the application won’t allow filling this PDF form.

Appearance Section

Line Style — style of lines framing the form. Options: solid, dashed, beveled, inset, underline.
Line Thickness — thickness of lines framing the form. Options: thin, medium, thick.
Fill Color — color of the form fill.
Border Color — color of lines bordering the form.

Object Inspector allows specifying the size, color and font family for records in all form fields except for check boxes and radio buttons. Records themselves are specified in the Options section.

Size — records font size. If set to Auto, the font size will be changed accordingly to the form’s size.
Color — records font color.
Font — records font family.

Actions Section

The Actions section allows setting a kind of action and a trigger, which has to be activated in order for the action to be performed.

The Trigger item is used to activate actions. Specify a kind of event which must be initiated by a user for a defined action to be performed. The following events can be set as a trigger:

Mouse Down — activates when the form is pushed down with the left mouse button.
Mouse Up — activates when a user pushes the form with the left mouse button and then releases it.
Mouse Enter — activates when a user hovers the cursor over a form.
Mouse Exit — activates when a user hovers the cursor over the form and then moves the cursor away from it.
On Receive Focus — activates when the form area gains focus through tabbing or a mouse action.
On Lose Focus — activates when the form loses focus.

If needed, several triggers can be selected for a form and each of them can have a few actions assigned to it.

P.S For Link, only a kind of action can be set. For Signature, actions and triggers are not defined.

The Action item allows specifying a kind of action to be performed after a trigger is fired: Go to a Page View, Open/execute a File, Open a web link, Reset form, Show/Hide fields, Submit a form, Run a JavaScript.

Choose the required trigger and specify action to be performed. Click the Add button. This will pop up a dialog window, which allows specifying data depending on the Action option.

Go to a Page View — set the page number and scale.
Open/execute a File — opens or launches a local file from the drive. Input the file name or click the Browse button to choose a file in the dialog window.
Open a web link — opens a link in a default web browser. Specify a link in the dialog window.
Reset form — resets form values in the document. Default values will be set or form fields will be emptied.
Show/Hide fields — hides or shows a form, specified in the dialog window.
Submit a form — sends data of chosen forms in specified formats. Currently, Master PDF Editor allows sending data only in FDF formats. Data can be saved to a local file or sent with FTP or HTTP. (File delivery via email is currently not supported in Master PDF Editor)

When saving data to a local file, specify the file name or choose it in the dialog window with the Browse button.
When sending to an FTP server, specify the server address, user name and password if required. Otherwise enable the Anonymous checkbox.
When sending to an HTTP or HTTPS server, specify the server address.