Foxit PDF Editor for Windows
User Guide
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Button overview
There are ten basic buttons to add form fields for you to create an interactive PDF form:
Button | Tool Name | Description |
Push Button | Creates an interactive form element to initiate certain predefined actions, such as opening a file, submitting data to a web server, or resetting a form. This button can also be customized with images and text. | |
Check Box | Presents yes-or-no choices for individual items. If the form contains multiple check boxes, users can select what they want. | |
Radio Button | Presents a group of choices from which the user can select only one item. | |
Combo Box | Lets the user either choose an item from a pop-up menu or type in a value. | |
List Box | Displays a list of options the user can select. | |
Text Field | Lets the user type in text, such as name, address, phone number, etc. | |
Signature Field | Creates a blank digital signature field for reviewers to sign the document | |
Image Field | Lets the user browse and select an image to add to the field. | |
Date Field | Lets the user choose a date. | |
Barcode Field | Represents a user’s form entries in a visual pattern that can be scanned, interpreted, and incorporated into a database. |

Form Fields
Note: To create the same type of form fields continuously without reselecting the same tool, you can select Form > Tool Settings > Keep Tool Selected.
