Resetting PDF form data

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One of the more common buttons you create on PDF forms is a button that permits a user to clear populated fields. This is a handy button for users when they need to start over filling in a form. Nitro PDF Professional also has a Reset button in the ribbon for when a form doesn’t include the button.

To reset form data:

1. Open the form in Nitro PDF Professional.
2. On the Form ribbon tab, in the Form Data group, click Reset .

To create a reset button:

1. Open the PDF in Nitro PDF Professional.
2. On the Form ribbon tab, click Push Button .
3. On the page, drag the pointer where you want the button to appear.
4. Name the field resetForm and set General and Appearance properties.
5. Select Layout in the Options properties and select Label only. Click the Label field and enter Reset Form.
6. Click Select Action and select Reset a form from the drop down menu.
7. Click Add and do one of the following:
• Click Deselect All. Press Control and click each field you want to clear, if the number of fields to clear are fewer than the total number of fields in the list.
• Click Select All. Press Control and click each field you want to eliminate from clearing data, if the number of fields to clear are greater than the total number of fields you don’t want to clear.
8. Click OK.