Form Field Actions

Xodo PDF Studio has the available actions that can be added to form fields. For form fields you must set both an Event and Action to be used.

 

Events

Mouse Up: When the mouse button is released

Mouse Down: When the mouse button is pressed

Mouse Entered: When the mouse cursor enters the field boundary (not clicking, just hovering)

Mouse Exited:When the mouse cursor exits the field boundary (not clicking, just hovering)

On Blur: When the field has lost focus and is no longer active (i.e. clicking else where or tabbing to the next field)

On Focus: When the field has gained focus and is now active (i.e. clicking on or tabbing to the field)

Actions

Go to a page in this document

Sets the link to go to a page within the current document

  • Page Number - the page number of the document to link to
  • Zoom - Set the page fit when navigating to the page
  • Percent - The zoom level for Custom zoom setting
  • Set Visually - Allows you to set the location of the link visually

Go to a page in another document

Sets the link to go to a page within a different designated document

  • Page Number - the page number of the document to link to
  • Document - The full path to the document to open. Click on the "..." button to open a file chooser and navigate to the file you wish to select.

Note: When sending this document to other users this action may not work if the file is not in the same location on the users computer. To make sure the file is included with the PDF when sending to another user try  using a File Attachment instead.

Show/Hide Fields

Sets the link to either Show or Hide selected fields within the document

  • Show - Will show the selected fields when clicked
  • Hide - Will hide the selected fields when clicked
  • Field List - Displays a list of the fields in the document to select. To select more than one field use Ctrl + Click to select separate fields or Shift + Click to select a group of fields

Open File

Sets the link to open a specific file.

  • File - The full path to the file to open. Click on the "..." button to open a file chooser and navigate to the file you wish to select.

Note: When sending this document to other users this action may not work if the file is not in the same location on the users computer. To make sure the file is included with the PDF when sending to another user try  using a File Attachment instead.

Open a web link

Set's the link to open a specific web page or start an email. Examples of valid links:

  • http://www.xodo.com
  • ftp://ftp.site.com
  • file:c:\xodo\temp.txt
  • mailto:johndoe@gmail.com

Reset Form Fields

Sets the link to reset the selected fields within the document

  • All Fields - When checked will reset all the fields within the document
  • Field List - Displays a list of the fields in the document to select. To select more than one field use Ctrl + Click to select separate fields or Shift + Click to select a group of fields

JavaScript Action

Sets the link to perform a custom Supported JavaScript action that can be typed into the field.

Submit Form

Sets the link to send the form field values to a designated location in one of 4 formats. This can be used to have an automatic way to send back forms or values once a user has completed the form.

  • URL - The destination to send the selected file to. Examples of valid links:
    • http://www.xodo.com
    • ftp://ftp.site.com
    • file:c:\xodo\temp.txt
    • mailto:johndoe@gmail.com
  • FDF - Sends an FDF file containing the selected field values
  • XFDF - Sends an XFDF file containing the selected field values
  • PDF - Sends a copy of the entire PDF
  • HTML - Sends an HTML file containing the selected field values
  • Fields - Sets the options when sending the field values
    • All Fields - Will send all fields regardless of value
    • Include - Will include the selected fields in the list when sending the file
    • Exclude - Will exclude the selected fields in the list when sending the file
    • Field List - Displays a list of the fields in the document to select. To select more than one field use Ctrl + Click to select separate fields or Shift + Click to select a group of fields
    • Send Empty Fields - When checked will send the selected fields values even when fields are empty

Show/Hide Layers

Sets the link to either Show or Hide selected layers within the document

  • Use Current Visibility - Sets the action to display the layers as they are currently being displayed so that if layers are turned off later they will return to the current state
  • Other - Sets a new action for the layer using the blow options
    • Show - Will show the selected layers in the list
    • Hide - Will hide the selected layers in the list
    • Toggle - Will switch the selected layer(s) state from hidden to displayed or displayed to hidden depending on the layers current state
    • Layers List - Displays a list of the layers in the document to select. To select more than one layer use Ctrl + Click to select separate layers or Shift + Click to select a group of layers

Named Action

Sets the link to perform one of standard predefined actions listed below.

  • NextPage - Goes to the next page in the document
  • PrevPage - Goes to the previous page in the document
  • FirstPage - Goes to the first page in the document
  • LastPage - Goes to the last page in the document
  • Print - Starts the print dialog to print the current document
  • Save - Saves the current document
  • Save As - Opens a file chooser dialog to save the file in a user specified location
  • Open - Displays the open file dialog