Clear Form
The option to clear all the fields on a form has been removed. I have a form that I re-use for various jobs, and now I must manually clear all of the fields in the form in order to fill it out afresh. The deletion of this feature irritates me mightily.
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Hi,
We would like to know, how were you using “clear all fields” option? Was it a button or a menu item?
Reader cannot “Edit/Modify” PDF and hence “Reset Form” is not available in Reader. As long as you didn’t save the form (as you mentioned), you can use the following command in Acrobat Reader: File > Revert.
“Clear Form/Reset Form” can only be added via Acrobat. You can ask the author of the form to add a button using Form Fields Properties > Actions > Reset Forms.
And, if you are the author, you can clear it from Tools > Prepare Forms > More Options > Clear Form.
I hope this resolves your issue. If not, please share details for more information.
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Peter commented
Literally have to pay for everything other than looking at the document
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Anonymous commented
Removing this Clear Form function was really bad judgment on Adobe's part. We have a lot of people who are required to fill the same form on numerous occasions. Why was it removed?
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[Deleted User] commented
You can also add a reset form button with javascript:
this.resetForm();
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Hello,
I hope the below comment has resolved your issue.
Please confirm.Thanks
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Anonymous commented
Prepare Form, go to the little tools at the top and click on the arrow beside "hammer/wrench More". There's a "Clear Form" option.