On Sunday 30 April 2006 18:38, Morten Langlo wrote: > s?n, 30 apr, 2006, 17:09:40 +0100, skrev David Goodenough: > > On Sunday 30 April 2006 12:45, Morten Langlo wrote: > > > s?n, 30 apr, 2006, 12:14:22 +0100, skrev David Goodenough: > > > > On Sunday 30 April 2006 11:38, Morten Langlo wrote: > > > > > l?r, 29 apr, 2006, 11:35:17 +0100, skrev David Goodenough: > > > >[cut].. > > > > > It is this form you talk about? > > > > > > www.companieshouse.gov.uk/forms/generalForms/287.pdf > > > > > > Acrobat Reader for linux reads this form very well, and you > > > _kan_ fill in the fields, and then print to printer or to a PS-file !! > > > - I have just tried it again!! > > > > > > Morten > > > > OK, I installed acrobat 7.0.5 as packaged for Debian from the marillat > > site. Reading the help I should have a Document Bar from which I > > should be able to turn on Highlight Fields. I can not find a Docoment > > Bar, or any way to turn on Hightlight Fields. Can you point me at > > the right place please? > > If you move the cursor to just below the tools-bar, its shape changes > to two horizontal lines with an up and down arrow, if you then right click > the mouse you can choose "show document message bar" (the cursor must > not touch the tools-bar) and you should get a yellow bar above the > document, where you find a check box "highlight fields". This does not seem to happen in 7.0.5. > > But, in acroread 7.0.1, this is not needed to fill in the fields. As 7.0.5 does not seem to provide this I will try downgrading to 7.0.1. > > If in Edit->preferences->Forms This does not seem to exist in the 7.0.5 version I just installed
David > you remove check-mark for "Always hide forms document message bar", > then this "yellow bar" pops up when you open the document, if any > forms is found in the document! > > > Also when I move the cursor over a field the pointer changed from > > the hand to an arrow, not an i-beam. According to the Help this is > > required for being able to fill in a text field. > > Try to move the cursor a little bit up and down, and its shape > might change to I-shape, when you find the writeable field. > > I do not do anything special to fill in the form just: > * Open the document, > * click on a field and start writing. > Pres TAB to get to the next field > > Greetings > > Morten
