Form Field Editor Classic Toolbar

The Office Style Ribbon Toolbar is the default layout and where you will find all of the functions in PDF Studio. If you wish, you can switch to the Classic Toolbar in Toolbar Preferences.

The form field editor toolbar is enabled when in form editing mode. To start form editing mode and show the toolbar go to Forms > Create/Edit Form on the menu or use the shortcut keys Ctrl + Shift + M (⌘ + Shfit + M on Mac). In form editing mode, most tools will be hidden and only navigation, form fields, properties, and alignment options will remain.

The default form editor toolbar is setup as displayed above but can be customized using one of the methods below:

Drag and Drop

To rearrange the tools on the toolbar using drag and drop, click on the divider line to the left of the tool group you wish to move, and then drag and drop it into new position. You can move any of the tool groups to any location on the toolbar. A third row can be created by dragging a tool group below the second row to create a third row.

You can also create a bottom toolbar by dragging the tools and dropping them on the bottom of the PDF Studio window

Floating Tools

Tools can also be floated in other locations for easier access. To float any of the tools from the toolbar click on the divider line to the left of the tool group you wish to float and drag your toolbar out of the toolbar section and then drop it into new position not on the top or bottom toolbar to leave it floating. To return it back to the toolbar either drag it back to a location on the toolbar or click the “X” button and it will return to its last location on the toolbar.

Toolbar Descriptions

Navigation

First Page: Navigates to the first page of the document.

Previous Page: Navigates to the previous page in the document.

Page Number: Displays the current page being viewed and the total number of pages. Type a number into the field and press "Enter" to navigate directly to that page.

Next Page: Navigates to the next page in the document.

Last Page: Navigates to the Last page in the document.

Previous View: Navigates to the last view within the document.

Next View: Navigates to the next view within the document.

Page Fit

Actual Size: Displays the document with a 1:1 ratio to match how the document would look if printed without any scaling.

Fit to Width: Scales the view to fit the width of the document in the PDF Studio frame.

Fit to Page: Scales the view to fit the entire document within the PDF Studio frame.

View Rotation

Rotate View Clockwise: Rotates only the view within the document clockwise (Note: This rotation will NOT be saved when the document is saved then reopened).

Rotate View Counter Clockwise: Rotates only the view within the document counter clockwise (Note: This rotation will NOT be saved when the document is saved then reopened).

Zoom

Zoom Out: Zoom out to view the content smaller.

Zoom To/Current Zoom: Displays the current zoom value. You can also select a preset zoom percentage or type in the field for a custom zoom value.

Zoom In: Zoom in to view the content larger.

Zoom Tool: Zooms to a selected area within a page. Click and drag to select the rectangle area you wish to zoom to.

Loupe Tool: Displays a zoom window that zooms in on the PDF to show the smallest detail.

Pan and Zoom: A window showing the portion of the page currently on screen. Drag the red box to adjust the view of the document.

Form Fields

Edit Interactive Objects: Used to edit interactive objects within the PDF which include annotations and form fields.

Text Box: Creates a text box field

Check Box: Creates a check box

Radio Button: Creates a radio button. To create a new group of Radio Buttons click on the down arrow to the right of the Radio Button on the toolbar and then select New. This will start a new group for the Radio Buttons.

Combo Box: Creates a combo box

List Box: Creates a list box

Button: Creates a push button

Signature: Creates a digital signature field

Typewriter: Creates a typewriter annotation.

Alignments

Align Left: Aligns the selected objects to the left.

Align Center: Aligns the selected objects to the center.

Align Right: Aligns the selected objects to the right.

Align Top: Aligns the selected objects to the top.

Align Middle: Aligns the selected objects to the middle.

Align Bottom: Aligns the selected objects to the bottom.

Distribute Horizontally: Evenly distributes the selected objects horizontally.

Distribute Vertically: Evenly distributes the selected objects vertically.

Align Width: Aligns the width of the selected objects.

Align Height: Aligns the height of the selected objects.

Align Both: Aligns both the width and the height of the selected objects.

Properties - Appearance

Fill Color: Allows you to select the fill color of the selected objects.

Border Color: Allows you to select the border color for the selected objects.

Line Width: Sets the border line width for the selected objects.

Text Color: Sets the font color for the selected annotation.

Font: Sets the font for the selected annotation.

Size: Sets the font size for the selected annotation.

Stop Form Editing

Stop Form Editing: Ends and closes the form editing mode

Others

Divider: separates each of the toolbar sections

Grouped Button/Options: used in one of the following

- choose between different options for the tool it is attached to
- to select other tools when toolbars are grouped (see Grouped Buttons in Toolbar Preferences)