Insert a Check Box Into a PDF Form Template

You can include check boxes in PDF form templates to indicate values for Boolean attributes. To insert a check box into a form:

  1. In your PDF editor, make sure the PDF form template is in form editing mode.
  2. Add a check box where you would like it to appear. (For example, next to the text label for that field.)

    A checkbox added to a PDF form template
  3. In the PDF Form Assistant dialog, click the Attributes tab and select the Boolean attribute whose value you want reflected in the check box. You can use the Filter field to search for attributes containing a particular string of text.
    PDF Form Assistant showing attribute selected
  4. Select Unformatted value.
  5. Click the Copy button (or Ctrl+C).
  6. In the PDF form template, edit the field properties.
  7. Replace the check box name by pasting the copied field code (Ctrl+V).

    Checkbox properties dialog in a PDF editor showing the new Name for the checkbox
  8. Select your preferred check box style (for example, cross).
  9. Change the export value for the check box to the Intelligent Advisor value (for example, "true").

    The options properties for a checkbox showing the selection of checkbox style and export value
  10. Accept the changes. The field in the PDF form template is updated to show the Intelligent Advisor code for the check box name.
  11. Save the PDF form template.

An example of check boxes inserted into a template for Yes and No values is:

Checkboxes added to a PDF form template to indicate Yes and No values

The resulting form when this attribute is known to have a true value would look like this:

A generated form showing checkboxes used to indicate attribute values