[Athen] [WebAIM] PDF Forms - Can't get the Comb setting to work

[Susan Kelmer]

Because, why do it with two steps when you can do it with thirteen?

Good grief, Karen.  I've been following this whole thing and all I can say is what the heck!  Why does it have to be so complicated?

Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Production Program Manager
Disability Services
University of Colorado Boulder
303-735-4836



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Found "the trick."

You have to not only identify the border as a solid line in the Appearance tab but deselect all of the default options in the Options tab. Then the check box and character limit for a Comb will be available and you can create it.

Cheers, Karen

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Nope, PowerPDF has the Comb settings unavailable too.

There must be a "trick" to setting this? I've never had to do this before so am baffled as to why this setting is not available.

Cheers, Karen

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Subject: [WebAIM] PDF Forms - Can't get the Comb setting to work

Hi Everyone:

 

I've looked online and can't find any useful information on why the ability to create a text form control as a comb with a character limit is not available in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. The one offering was to put a border around the text form control and then identify the form control as a comb in the Options tab.but even doing that, the comb settings in the Options tab for a text form control is not available.

 

I've tried checking and unchecking things but I just can't identify the text form control as a Comb with a limit of characters.

 

Am using the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC with all updates installed.

 

Am now going to check PowerPDF in case I can set this there, but it is strange that I can't do this in Acrobat.

 

Any ideas? Help?

 

Cheers, Karen

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