Create Multiple Form Field Copies
Sometimes when creating a form you may need multiple copies of the same field created on a single page. The Create Multiple Copies tool allows you to create replicas of the same field that are even spaced based on a specified number of rows and columns. This for example can be useful when creating multi-row forms such as an invoice or order form.
How to create multiple form field copies
- Start the Form Editing Mode by going to the Forms Tab
- Click on the Form Field Type you wish to create. The cursor will then change to show the field type currently selected
- Using the mouse move to the location you want to place the field and then click to place the field
- Apply any settings you want to use on the field BEFORE the next step
- Right Click on the field and select Create Multiple Copies...
- Set the preferred options
- Click OK to finish creating the new fields
Options
Number of fields across - sets the number of duplicate fields to create horizontally
Number of fields down - sets the number of duplicate fields to create vertically
Distance between fields - set the distance between the duplicated fields
- Horizontal Spacing: spacing between the horizontal rows
- Vertical Spacing: spacing between the vertical rows
Dimension of full Grid - sets the overall size of the entire grid of fields
- Grid width: width of the grid from the left side of the first field and the right side of the last field
- Grid height: height of the grid from the top of the upper most field and the bottom of the lowest field
Units - Units to use when calculating the position of the fields. This can be inches, centimeters, millimeters, or points. Points are calculated in the PDF standard, 72 points per inch.
Position - sets the position of the field copies based on the top left corner of the original field
- X: the "X" location of the top left corner of the original field
- Y: the "Y" location of the top left corner of the original field
Use same names/link fields - when checked all created fields will be set to the same name to link them together. See Linking Form Fields for more information.