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PDF Form Reset Tricks

Tricks for Programming a PDF Form Reset Button and How To Clear Button Icons

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David Dagley
Jan 27, 2024
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There are several items in the Select Action dropdown in the Actions tab of the properties of a PDF form field.  There is one called Reset a form, to create a form reset button.  I never use it.  In my very first Substack post How I Became a PDF JavaScript Expert I explain why I only use one item from this dropdown:  Run a JavaScript.

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My Issue with The Reset A Form Option

When you first select this option for a field, a popup selection window appears with all fields that can be reset (basically, all field types except button fields – I'll examine this later).  The default is that all fields in this window are already selected.  That's great if that's what you want.  If you only want to reset a section of the form when the user clicks your reset button, you either have to click Deselect All and then manually select the fields you want to reset, or manually unselect the fields you don't.

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