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Radio button properties in the Field tab

When you select a radio button or exclusion group, the Field tab in the Object palette displays several options for formatting radio buttons.

Type

Sets the type of object. Objects are the building blocks of every form.

Appearance

Sets a border style for the button.

If a single radio button is selected, these options are available:

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None

Does not display a border around the button.

•	Solid Square

Uses a solid square to represent the button.

•	Sunken Square

Creates a square shadow for the button so that the button looks three -dimensional.

•	Solid Circle

Uses a solid circle to represent the button.

•	Sunken Circle

Creates a circular shadow for the button so that the button looks three-dimensional.

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Custom

Opens the Custom Appearance dialog box. Select this option if you want to define a custom look for the fillable area.

If the exclusion group is selected, these options are available:

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No Border

Does not display a line around the group.

•	Solid Border

Creates a thick line around the group.

•	Raised Border

Creates a shadow around the group so that it looks three-dimensional.

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Custom

Opens the Custom Appearance dialog box. Select this option to define a custom look for the group.

Size

Sets the size of the radio button.

Check Style

Sets the radio button style:

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Default

Uses a filled circle for the button style.

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Check

Uses a check mark for the button style.

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Circle

Uses a circle for the button style.

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Cross

Uses a cross for the button style.

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Diamond

Uses a diamond for the button style.

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Square

Uses a square for the button style.

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Star

Uses a star as the button style.

Item

Lists all of the radio buttons in the current exclusion group. You can double-click a radio button name to edit its caption.

Presence

Controls whether an object is displayed in a PDF form when users view the form in Acrobat or Adobe Reader, or when users print the form:

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Visible

The object is visible on-screen, visible in the printed form, and occupies space in the form layout. Visible is the default presence setting for all objects.

•	Visible (Screen Only)

The object is visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form when printed from within Acrobat or Adobe Reader, and occupies space in the form layout.

•	Visible (Print Only)

The object is not visible on-screen, visible in the printed form (when printed from within Acrobat, Adobe Reader, or directly from the server), and occupies space in the form layout.

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Invisible

The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form, and occupies space in the form layout.

•	Hidden (Exclude from Layout)

The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form, and does not occupy any space in the form layout.

•	One-sided Printing Only

The object is only printed when using single-sided printing.

•	Two-sided Printing Only

The object is printed when using double-sided printing. This option is useful when you want to place the page number in a different corner of the page when using double-sided printing than when using single-sided printing.

  

Locale

Renders the data according to the specified locale for language and country or region. You can select a specific language and country from the list, or you can specify one of these options:

•	Default Locale

Uses the Default Locale specified in the Defaults tab of the Form Properties dialog box.

•	Viewer’s System Locale

Uses the system locale of the user’s computer.

Note:

Locales in the Locale list are organized first by language and then by country or region.

See also
  

Overview of radio buttons

Radio button properties in the Field tab