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Check boxes allow users to make a binary choice that is one of two mutually exclusive options:
Figure 1. Example Check Boxes
The functionality of PDF-XChange Editor enables a wide range of dynamic customization for check boxes. Click the dropdowns for further information:
1. Click Edit Form, then click the Check Box icon in the Form Toolbar (these locations are highlighted in the image below). A blue square will be displayed at the location of the pointer. This square represents the check box:
Figure 2. Active Check Box Tool
2. Move the square to the desired location and then click to add the check box to the document. (Use the editing aids detailed here to assist in the precise placement of check boxes). Added check boxes appear as below:
Figure 3. Added Check Boxes
•Click and drag the yellow control points to resize check boxes. •Use the options in the Properties Toolbar to determine the style and appearance of check boxes: •Fill Color determines the color used to fill check boxes. •Stroke Color determines the border color of check boxes. •Border Style determines the style of check box borders. •Border Width determines the width of check box borders. •Text Color determines the color of the tick when check boxes are selected. •Properties launches the Widget Properties pane, which enables the customization of additional elements of check boxes.
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The following example will detail how to create a check box list for the months of the year:
1. Click Edit Form, then click the Check Box and Keep Mode icons in the Form Toolbar (these locations are highlighted in the image below):
Figure 6. Check Box Creation Tool
2. Press Ctrl+' to enable the grid in order to assist in the accurate placement of check boxes, then click to place check boxes in the document:
Figure 7. Adding Check Boxes
The next step is to add text box labels for the check boxes:
3. Click Commenting, then click the Text Box tool in the submenu:
Figure 8. Commenting Toolbar, Text Box Tool Selected
4. Click Keep Selected (highlighted in the image below) in the Properties Toolbar, then click to add text boxes and enter the names of the months of the year:
Figure 9. Added Text Box Labels
The next step is to remove the default borders of the text boxes, as they do not look ideal for this document:
5. Click Commenting, then click Edit Comments in the submenu:
Figure 10. Commenting Toolbar, Edit Comments Selected
6. Group-select the text boxes, then click Stroke Color in the Properties Toolbar and select white:
Figure 11. Properties Toolbar, Stroke Color
7. Press Ctrl+' to disable the grid. The check box list is then complete. Click the Hand Tool to select check boxes as desired:
Figure 12. Completed Check Box List |