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1. Form properties does not hold calulations

   It is not an idea, it is a bug.

   When I open two exact same PDF files, one that has been created 2 months ago with formula to insert the current dat, calculate prices and costs, and a freshly created PDF to include the exact same calculations to the exact same named fields, I cannot get one single calculation to stick. Neither when adding them via hand, nor via export and import function. When I go to properties/calculations and user definted calcuations and add the copied text there, click ok enough times thennothing happens. when i look into the field I just edited, the formula is not there anymore.

   What do I do wrong?
   macOS 10.12.6, Acrobat Pro DC 2017.012.20098

   Kind regards
   Thomas Hageleit

   It is not an idea, it is a bug.

   When I open two exact same PDF files, one that has been created 2 months ago with formula to insert the current dat, calculate prices and costs, and a freshly created PDF to include the exact same calculations to the exact same named fields, I cannot get one single calculation to stick. Neither when adding them via hand, nor via export and import function. When I go to properties/calculations and user definted calcuations and add the copied text there, click ok enough times thennothing happens. when i look into the field… more

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2. Enable a way to have a drop down menu blank (no items selected) until clicked

   Please enable a way to have the drop down menus on PDF forms blank until clicked on. If the item list has three or less items, you can click the blank space (Under dropdown properties > options > item list) but if there are four or more list items, one of them is always selected and shows on the drop down list (not blank.)

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3. Arabic doesn't export well to .csv from the response collection window - bug

   I created a form in Acrobat DC Pro, distributed and collected the form successfully. In the collection window, Any field filled up in Arabic shows up properly – see screenshot (Collected-results-with-Arabic.jpg).
   However when I export all results to .csv format so I can compare all results, any Arabic text will display as dots – see screenshot (arabic-in-excel.jpg)

   I performed all above steps on Mac and Windows using Acrobat Pro DC 15.23.20056.213124 with similar results

   Arabic text should be readable in the exported .csv file

   Arabic text is converted to dots upon exporting all data from the form collection window.

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4. Expandable (and/or pop-out) "FIELDS" Pane When Editing a Form

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   It would be great to be able to grab and pull the left edge of the FIELDS pane over to the left to widen it. Some of the text field names can be very long and can look identical to others unless you can see the whole title. (I know you can hover over the title to see the full text but that only seems to work intermittently, and is time-consuming).
   Also, when scrolling up and down or when trying to grab and move titles to rearrange the tab order, it's easy to get confused and lose your place when there are dozens or hundreds of fields.
   Additionally, it would be great to be able to "pop out" this section entirely (so that you can expand the window as much as needed, both horizontally and vertically), as scrolling feels VERY restrictive when you need to rearrange the tab order of dozens of fields (fields sometimes get mixed up when exporting an InDesign file to a PDF form).
   Thank you for your time.

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   It would be great to be able to grab and pull the left edge of the FIELDS pane over to the left to widen it. Some of the text field names can be very long and can look identical to others unless you can see the whole title. (I know you can hover over the title to see the full text but that only seems to work intermittently, and is time-consuming).
   Also, when scrolling up and down or when trying to grab and move titles to rearrange the tab order, it's easy to get confused and lose your… more

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   Resolved  ·  Bhavna Negi responded

   I have forwarded your request to engineering. It will be picked up after prioritization. We will contact you if we need some more information on this.
   Thank you for your patience

5. Add an addional field type, picture field, in the form creation feature.

   Add a new “picture” field that would allow inserting a picture type (jpg, jpg, eps, etc.) into the field. The when pasted in allow the user resizing choices such as zooming and cropping, as needed.

   I’m surprised no one has asked for this. I’m in construction and I think this would be needed for insurance forms or any field where photo documentation is being collected.

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6. Square symbols don't always convert to check boxes

   I'm using Adobe Acrobat XI. I used to use Adobe Acrobat X, and encountered the same problem.

   I create some REALLY lengthy forms in Word. I apply a style with square bullets to text in Word to create a checkbox list. Then I convert the file to PDF, and then convert the PDF to a form. Every line has the same Word style with the same square symbol for its bullet, so there's nothing about the way I'm applying the formatting that's inconsistent.

   I've learned from trial and error that square bullets only convert to checkboxes if the font is 10pt or larger. I've also learned that you have to apply a specific square symbol (I'm sorry - I don't have the ASCII code for it), or it won't work. I've tested numerous square symbols (Insert+Symbol in Word), and keep returning to my go-to square. This square even works when you insert it in the middle of a line.

   Naturally, I never seem to encounter problems in one-page forms. But when I'm creating forms with hundreds or thousands of items on a checkbox list, only SOME of these square boxes convert to check boxes. I don't know why. Then I have to manually copy/paste the checkbox fields, move them into position, and give each one a unique name. It's crazy-making unnecessary work.

   The font I use is Calibri because it's compact. I have to keep pages to a minimum, and larger, more spread-out fonts like Verdana create too many extra pages.

   •I've tried breaking up the document into pages and converting each one separately, and most of the same checkboxes still don't convert in these smaller files.
   •I've tried creating a new document and recreating the styles, then copy/pasting the content into the new file (I can't type it line-by-line to recreate it from scratch - the affected forms are far too long).
   •I've tried increasing the font size to 11pt, but if it doesn't convert at 10pt, it won't convert at 11pt.
   •I've changed the font, and checkboxes still don't convert.
   •When I still had access to Adobe X, I tested converting the file in BOTH versions. There was some difference in which checkboxes didn't convert, but the problem was there too.

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   I'm using Adobe Acrobat XI. I used to use Adobe Acrobat X, and encountered the same problem.

   I create some REALLY lengthy forms in Word. I apply a style with square bullets to text in Word to create a checkbox list. Then I convert the file to PDF, and then convert the PDF to a form. Every line has the same Word style with the same square symbol for its bullet, so there's nothing about the way I'm applying the formatting that's inconsistent.

   I've learned from trial and error that square bullets only convert to checkboxes if the font is… more

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   Resolved  ·  Bhavna Negi responded

   The form field detection algorithm is not perfect, and only provides a good starting point.
   You will require manual work to create fields that are not detected by Acrobat

   As a workaround, you could try inserting “Square shape” instead of bullets.
   Click Insert, click Shapes, select a shape, and then click and drag to draw the shape.

   I hope this work for you.

7. Wrong calculation in copied fields

   when doing a calculation in a form like
   A1B1=C1
   with given standard values A1=2, B1=3 resulting in a field with calculation result of 6 (from 2x3=6) you get mistakes in a new calculation when you
   - copy the three field
   - rename them to D1, E1 and F1 and
   - change the standard values and the calculation to D1=3, E1=4
   - change the calculation to D1E1 with result 12
   the shown form is still A1*B1=C1 values in both lines

   This is a bug that should be solved.

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   Resolved  ·  Bhavna Negi responded

   Closing this for now until we have further info on the request.
   Can revisit later

8. Form Field Calculation

   On Adobe Acrobat DC for Mac, when trying to program a calculation, the Field Selection dialog box is much too small to see the field names, and it can't be enlarged! There doesn't seem to be a way to select the fields outside of the dialog box on the form, which would be very convenient and make sense. It makes it impossible to use the calculate feature if you have long field names, which Adobe creates by default.

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9. Font Awesome

   I wanted to use Font Awesome icons in Forms, but is not possible. I choose the Font Awesome in text field properties, but doesn't show when I want to copy an icon from the cheatsheet - the same technique works with every other Adobe program. This is a cheatsheet that I use: http://fontawesome.io/cheatsheet/. The font is installed on my computer.

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10. Acrobat Pro arbitrarily changes form field types after crash

    First my suggestion for Acrobat Pro is work more painstakingly or stock up staff! The CC costs a bunch of money and when working with it, it shows that it doesn't function as sufficient as is should. Especially when it comes to creating/editing more advanced interactive PDFs with Acrobat Pro. The possibility to do that basically is a very mighty and good feature but it doesn't runs as stable as it should.

    In my opinion there could/should be a standalone software thats reduced to interactive/form field and layout functions (comparable: InDesign) only. Acrobat Pro is packed full with lots of features and often many of them feel (maybe therefore) like a compromise.

    Recently I noticed a lot of bugs, but so far I didn't took my time to report one of them. Today I want to start with it.

    To my bug:

    Acrobat seems to randomly change the type of my form fields.

    I'm working on a PDF questionaire with about 70 pages. The PDF doesn't only consists of text/input fields it also has buttons that enable the users to navigate to different sites. While working on this today Acrobat for Mac suddenly got stuck.

    I wanted to set an action of a field to "show/hide a field", after i chosed this action from the list the software got stuck. The mac umbrella kept spinning and the software didn't reacted until I force-closed and restarted it.

    After the restart I glanced through some navigation fields that I edited before. They were configured as normal buttons with a "go to page X" action. In the form field overview/list on the right I noticed that they (only some) changed their type from "OK/button" to a checkbox/checkfield - which is some kind of weird. Nevertheless their configured action kept unchanged but after clicking and coming back to the page where they're placed, they appear as a checked checkbox.

    In Acrobat Pro there is a lot of what normal users/customers would call "randomness" in its behavior. I'm sure there are very complex dependencies behind these problems but for the user it simply feels not
    incomprehensible and unsatisfactory.

    At least I can speak for me. I'm often very frustrated, when working with Acrobat Pro on interactive PDFs because the idea of being able to do so is basically great and in other aspects the software already is a good product.

    First my suggestion for Acrobat Pro is work more painstakingly or stock up staff! The CC costs a bunch of money and when working with it, it shows that it doesn't function as sufficient as is should. Especially when it comes to creating/editing more advanced interactive PDFs with Acrobat Pro. The possibility to do that basically is a very mighty and good feature but it doesn't runs as stable as it should.

    In my opinion there could/should be a standalone software thats reduced to interactive/form field and layout functions (comparable: InDesign) only. Acrobat Pro is packed full with lots of… more

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11. Support for date and image fields in Acrobat forms

    Should be able to have fields for dates and images in a form

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12. Adobe Pro was much easier to use. Thank you.

    Bring back Adobe Pro 11

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    Under review  ·  Bhavna Negi responded

    Thank you for your sharing your experience. We now have Adobe Acrobat DC with new advance features and great enhancement for you to explore. You can read more in terms of workflows and features at https://acrobat.adobe.com/in/en/acrobat.html

13. this new upgrade has stopped my business forms dead in the water. I am divorcing you!
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14. Duplicate across pages (button)

    "Duplicate across pages" places the button (the element I want to duplicate) complete out of the page in all other pages. I am using the very latest version of Acrobat. It worked perfectly fine before the update.

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    Need Info  ·  AdminGaurav Sharma (Software Engineer, Adobe) responded

    Hello,

    Thanks for contacting us.
    We are not able to reproduce this issue at our end.
    Thus please let us know your Acrobat version and OS details.
    Also whether you are facing it with every file? If not, please share sample file.

    Thanks,
    Gaurav

15. Fill form matrix by Copy and paste from CSV or Spreadsheet

    Fill a form matrix by copy and paste multiple cells from a CSV or Spreadsheet source

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16. Merging two form files in Acrobat Pro DC

    When trying to merge two files that are each fillable forms, instead of being two separate pages, the second form prepopulates with information from the first form page. So there is no way to merge two forms.

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17. In prepare form - ability to find and replace Text Field Properties

    Name value, either through the right-hand fields window or export to XML and importing back

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    Need Info  ·  Bhavna Negi responded

    Thank you for sending in you suggestion.

    We shall need more information on what workflows are used and how exactly do you use this feature.

18. Changing form field size distorts text

    When I have form fields that I created and that are filled in, I can't change the field size or shape without it distorting the text completely. I have to drag it to distort, hit undo, then do it again. The first size change screws up the text, but the second time does not. It's very aggravating when I need to adjust numerous text box sizes and have to do everything twice to avoid stretching the text.

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    Need Info  ·  Bhavna Negi responded

    Please share the acrobat version you are experiencing this issue with.You can do so using the link -helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/identify-product..

    Have you tried it with any other file to confirm that this is not file-specific issue.

    Also, can you “Check for Updates” and re-test the issue with latest version.

    If this still doesn’t resolve the issue, please share the test file and a video of the issue via
    https://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-7161 for us to investigate further.

    -Bhavna

19. PDFs try to open with firefox or other app even when DC is set.

    Its a Bug.
    After saving an excel or PDF, Firefox tries to open it. I have to go to info and change the app to Acrobat...again and again, even after setting the preference.

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20. Show Fillable Fields Again

    The previous version of Acrobat clearly indicated which fields were fillable by having them highlighted in blue. And now there simply isn't anything, and it's suggested to simply just click and check? Not effective, efficient, or clear especially for forms that are aimed towards less tech savvy people.

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