Appendix B. Form Elements

In Chapter 4, you were introduced to form elements and learned to convert a rectangle into a text field. This appendix provides an overview of five additional field types and how you could format those.

List Box

A list box is a scrollable list with options from which one or more can be selected. For example, you could use a list box to provide a list of event dates for readers to choose from.

To create a list box (Figure B.1):

1. Select the rectangle shape you added to the page.

2. Choose Object > Interactive > Convert To List Box. Or, select List Box from the Type menu in the Buttons and Forms panel.

3. In the Buttons and Forms panel, enter the Name for the field.

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