Duplicating form fields

At some point, you may need to create a whole bunch of fields that have the same attributes or properties — such as a group of check boxes or radio buttons. You can streamline this process by duplicating fields. After you’ve configured the size and properties of the field you want to duplicate, select it, hold down the Ctrl key (the Option key on the Mac), and drag the field to a new location, using the marquee lines that appear as a guide. Repeat this process until you’ve created the desired number of fields. If you have mega amounts of fields to duplicate, you can use the same method on multiple field selections, which doubles the number of selected fields. Note that all fields created in this manner have the same name, which is perfect for radio buttons (see the “Understanding the Options tab” section, later in this chapter). To copy and paste fields using key commands, select a desired field for duplication and press Ctrl+C (Ô+C on the Mac) to copy the field to the Clipboard. Then press Ctrl+V (Ô+V on the Mac) to paste the field into your PDF. Note that you can copy and paste multiple field selections in this manner and that pasted items will appear centered on the PDF page. If you need to duplicate form fields in a multi-page PDF document, right-click the desired form field(s) and choose Duplicate on the context menu to open the Duplicate Fields dialog box. Here you can choose to duplicate the selected form field(s) on all pages in your document by clicking the All radio button, or click the From radio button and select a range of pages in a PDF document on which to duplicate the selected form field(s).