The form tab enables you to set the preferences of the interactive form display.
Automatically calculate field values: Specify whether to automatically perform all field calculations right after users input the entries. This option is checked by default. The setting for the option only applies to your current session, and it will revert to the default setting after the application is restarted.
Manage Barcode Parameters: Lists all the decode conditions including the seven presets. You can create, edit, remove, import, and export custom decode conditions. See also Decode Condition for Barcode Field.
Show focus rectangle: With the option selected, a dotted rectangle appears around a form field if the form field currently has the focus. The option is selected by default.
Show text field overflow indicator: Select this option to show the plus (+) sign if the text in a text field exceeds the bound of the field.
Always hide document message bar: You can decide whether to show or hide the document message bar that appears below the toolbar area when opening an interactive PDF form.
Highlight all fields: Checking this option allows you to highlight all form fields in the PDF document. (Tip: The signature fields will not be highlighted after users apply signatures). You can click the color palette to change the highlight color for ordinary fields as well as required fields.
- Open Properties box after creating field: The properties box appears when creating a form field.
- Run form recognition when creating PDF in Foxit PDF Editor: Foxit PDF Editor will run form recognition automatically when a PDF is created and opened in Foxit PDF Editor.
Auto-Complete: Auto-Complete includes three options that allow you to turn on or off the auto-complete feature. When enabled, Foxit PDF Editor will store your entries and provide relevant suggestions as you fill in an interactive PDF form.
Off: Turn off the auto-complete feature. No suggestion will be provided when you fill in an interactive PDF form.
Basic: Enable auto-complete feature, and provide relevant suggestions when you enter a character in the interactive form field.
Advanced: Enable auto-complete feature, and automatically display a list of suggestions when you tab into a form field.
Remember numerical data: This option is available when you choose Basic or Advanced in the Auto-Complete drop-down list. If it is enabled, Foxit PDF Editor will store numerical entries as well, otherwise, only text entries will be remembered.
Edit Entry list: Remove the saved entries from the auto-complete memory.
Email: You can edit the default subject and contents which will be sent with the PDF form.