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Adding and viewing data
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• Windows: Be sure that a web browser plug-in (such as Adobe Reader) is installed on your
local computer. If it is not installed, Insert menu
> PDF will be unavailable.
• You can scroll through the pages of the PDF and zoom in and out of the PDF.
• You can copy, paste, and delete a PDF file in an interactive container; and copy text from
the document. For more information, see below.
To copy text from a PDF file in an interactive container:
• Windows: Click the PDF file to select it. Then select the text to copy and press Ctrl+C.
• OS X: Click the PDF file to select it. Then select the text to copy and press Command-C. Or,
choose Edit menu
> Copy Text.
To paste copied text, select an area outside of the field and choose Edit menu > Paste. Or, press
Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command-V (OS X).
To copy a PDF file in an interactive container:
• Windows: Click the PDF file to select it, then choose Edit menu > Copy.
• OS X: Click the PDF file to select it. Then hold down the Option key and choose Edit
menu
> Copy.
Note You cannot copy a PDF file using Edit menu > Copy, which copies text from the PDF. You
must also press the Option key.
To delete a PDF file from an interactive container:
• Click the PDF file to select it, then choose Edit menu > Clear.
Note Pressing the Delete key does not delete a PDF file from an interactive container.
To insert a different PDF file in an interactive container:
• Select the PDF file, then choose Insert menu > PDF.
The new file replaces the previous one.
Notes
• When you don’t have a shortcut menu or a keyboard, you must use the Edit menu on the
menu bar. You can also script a button to insert a PDF in the field. For example, create a
button that uses the Insert PDF script step. To insert a PDF, select the field, click the button,
and choose the PDF to insert.
• When a PDF file is selected in an interactive container, some keyboard shortcuts may work
differently. For example, you cannot press Ctrl+L (Windows) to switch to Layout mode. You
cannot press Ctrl+Shift+D (Windows) to display the Manage Database dialog box.
• Hosted PDF files are rendered quickly, because the host sends a thumbnail of the first page
of the PDF until you begin working with the PDF file.
Deleting data from container fields
You can delete the content of a container field.
To delete data from a container field:
1. In Browse mode, click the container field.