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Text field properties in the Binding tab

When you create a text field, the Binding tab displays data binding options that you can apply to the object. Options that are not specifically related to creating a data connection apply both to data bound to a data source and data saved to a file when the object is not bound to a data source.

Name

Sets the name of the text field. See To name and rename objects.

Default Binding

Sets the default data-binding method:

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Normal

Enables data merging and saving options. Data values are merged and stored implicitly according to Adobe data-merging rules.

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Global

Associates a single data value with all objects that have the same name (see To define a global field).

•	New Data Connection

Starts the New Data Connection wizard. To define a connection using the wizard, see To create a data connection to an XML schema and XML data file or To create a data connection to an OLE database.

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None

Disables data binding. Because the object will not capture or display merged data, any information associated with the object is not written as output when the form data is saved/submitted.

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Data Pattern

Sets a pattern for storing and retrieving bound data or for saving data when the form is not bound to a data source. See To specify a data pattern.

Data Format

Specifies the format of the saved data. See To specify the data format for text fields.

•	Plain Text

UTF-8 encoded text with support for extended characters. The field value includes only the data.

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XHTML

Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), version 1.0. The field value saved to the data source or data file includes the XHTML formatting information for the text.

Import/Export Bindings

Sets an import/export binding for a WSDL data connection. See To create a data connection using a WSDL file.

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About data sources

Overview of text fields

Text field patterns

Text field properties in the Binding tab