Use this for easy navigation through form fields, or to review and change individual form field properties.
This panel is called from the Panel bar by the following tool:
If you do not see this tool, right-click in an empty area of the Panel bar and select it.
The panel lists all active fields in a form page by page. Double-click a field item in the list to have it highlighted and display its properties (attributes, actions and others) for review and/or modification.
Click this tool to run Form Typer through a static form.
Click this to delete all form controls in the current document. Use this tool with care; deleting all form controls cannot be undone.
Click this Options tool for a shortcut menu giving access to the two previous tools and also to Preferences and Settings.
Use Preferences to specify whether the Form panel should be displayed when Form Typer processes a form. If yes, make it appear before or after Form Typer is run.
Use Settings to specify OCR language for the static form to be activated and to enable or disable font resizing when a respondent fills in a text field. This allows longer responses to be immediately visible.
Warning: If you run Form Typer on a document that already has active form fields, these will be deleted.
Note
The Form Controls panel will automatically display if you run Form Typer through a static form, and you have not previously marked the' Do not show this panel automatically' item under Options > Preferences.
Tip
You can also run Form Typer from the Form ribbon by clicking its icon.
See also: Form Design for use with Form Typer. This provides advice on good form design that helps Form Typer minimize the need for post-editing.
Transferring Data between Forms
You can export data from a form and import data into one from an existing data file.
Form data transfer is done using XFDF files. For best results, use the export-import process between forms with highly similar/identical layout. See Importing and Exporting Form Data for details.
Note
Do not edit form controls or run Form Typer on a form with active XFA controls.