Change form field settings

Paskutinį kartą atnaujinta 2025-11-05

Learn how to customize the appearance and behavior of form fields in Adobe Acrobat.

Select All tools > Prepare a form.

Right-click a form field and select Properties.

In the Text Field Properties dialog box, modify the following settings in the General tab:

  • Name: Enter a unique name for the field.
  • Tooltip: Add text that appears when users hover over the field.
  • Field type: Change the type of form field such as text field, checkbox or dropdown.
  • Participant role: Specify who can interact with this field.
  • Signer's email: Enter the email of the person who should sign this field.

If you have multiple form fields selected, you can modify additional options under Common Properties in the General tab:

  • Form Field: Choose whether the field is visible, hidden, visible but doesn't print, or hidden but printable.
  • Orientation: Rotate the selected fields
  • Read Only: Prevent users from changing the selected fields
  • Required: Make the selected fields mandatory

To set the modified properties as default for a field type, right-click the form field and select Use Current Properties as New Defaults.

Pastaba:

New default properties only apply to future form fields you create. Existing fields keep their current settings.

Select Close.