How to List All Field Names in Tab Order in Adobe Acrobat
Creating a field list in tabbing order using outside-the-box thinking
“I need to extract the names of all form fields in their tab order. Is there a way to do this using JavaScript or any built-in functionality?”
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The question above was recently asked on the Acrobat Users Forum. As I was testing a solution, I knew somebody would answer that it wasn't possible before I had chance to complete my test. I was correct. It happens a lot - because the answer is not in the Acrobat JavaScript API Reference - at least not directly. I'll provide the answer in a minute, after I discuss the tabbing order of PDF forms.