Operation Manual

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Forms
Last updated 4/7/2015
Options for working in forms
Auto-Complete forms (interactive forms only)
The Auto-Complete feature stores any entries that you type in an interactive form field. Auto-Complete then suggests
or even automatically enters responses that match your typing in other form fields. The suggestions appear in a pop-
up menu, from which you can select a match. The Auto-Complete feature is off by default, so you must enable it in the
forms preferences if you want to use it.
To remove an entry from the Auto-Complete memory, such as a misspelled entry that you found and corrected later,
edit the list in the preferences.
Note: The forms preferences apply to the way the application handles open forms as you work. The preferences aren’t saved
with the PDF forms themselves.
Enable the Auto-Complete option
1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader DC > Preferences (Mac OS).
2 Select Forms on the left.
3 Under Auto-Complete, choose Basic or Advanced from the menu.
Key Result
Tab or Shift+Tab Accepts typing and moves to next field
Up/Left Arrow Selects previous radio button in a group
Down/Right Arrow Selects next radio button
Esc Reject and deselect form field.
Esc (press twice) Exits Full Screen mode
Enter or Return (single-line text field) Accepts typing and deselects field
Enter or Return (multiline text field) Creates paragraph return in same form field
Enter or Return (check box) Turns check box on or off
Enter (keypad) Accepts typing and deselects current form field
(Windows) Ctrl+Tab Inserts tab into text field
(Mac) Alt+Tab Inserts tab into text field