Button overview

By Cynthia, 6 December, 2025

There are ten basic buttons to add form fields for you to create an interactive PDF form:

Button

Tool Name

Description

Push Button 

Creates an interactive form element to initiate certain predefined actions, such as opening a file, submitting data to a web server, or resetting a form. This button can also be customized with images and text.

Check Box

Presents yes-or-no choices for individual items. If the form contains multiple check boxes, users can select what they want.

Radio Button

Presents a group of choices from which the user can select only one item.

Combo Box 

Lets the user either choose an item from a pop-up menu or type in a value.

List Box 

Displays a list of options the user can select.

Text Field 

Lets the user type in text, such as name, address, phone number, etc.

Signature Field

Creates a blank digital signature field for reviewers to sign the document 

Image Field 

Lets the user browse and select an image to add to the field.

Date Field

Lets the user choose a date. 

Barcode Field

Represents a user’s form entries in a visual pattern that can be scanned, interpreted, and incorporated into a database.   
Form Fields

Form Fields

Note: To create the same type of form fields continuously without reselecting the same tool, you can select Form > Tool Settings > Keep Tool Selected.

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