
This option can also allow the user filling out the form to specify a new option not in the list.
Dropdown - Used to select from one of many items. Once the items are selected, additional processing on the items can be done using JavaScript. List Box - Used to select one or more items from a list. Multiple Check Boxes can be placed near each other to indicate a set of options which are not mutually exclusive to each other. Check Box - Used to select or unselect one option. By default, Radio Buttons are in a state in which nothing from the group is selected however, once one of the options is selected, the Radio Buttons go into a state in which at least one of the options is always selected. Radio Button - Used to select one of several mutually exclusive options. Additional JavaScript processing may be done to convert the text values to Date or Boolean values. The data in a Text Box is represented as a string or number. Text Box - Used to store text, dates, numeric values, email addresses, etc. Once in this mode, you can add any of the following form elements to your PDF: This will open the Forms tab and put you in Edit Forms Mode.
To begin, open the PDF you want to make into a form (or, if you're starting from scratch, open a blank PDF) and go to Form > Editor (or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+F).