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Disabling the Print function because of blank required fields

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The form created has required fields, if one or any of these fields is not answered I would like the 'Print' function disabled and a explanation popup for the users to see why. I noticed that the Email button won't work and a popup appears if any of these fields is left blank.

Any help?

Frank
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Can I prevent the user from tabbing to the next field if the previous field is an 'required field' and no information is entered in this required field.

Frank

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This would, I think, be considered very poor practice. The essence of

form design is to allow users to fill in forms in the order that they

want. You would be forbidding users from saying "I don't know that -

I'll come back later and fill the rest in now", which we can freely do

with paper form.



Aandi Inston

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What I am actually trying to do is prevent the user from not completing all the required fields. What good are the 'required fields' if they can be left blank when submitting or printing.

Frank

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Level 7
Required fields should prevent submitting. They do not prevent the

user printing, because a user can print at any time. You cannot

selectively prevent printing at all (and what if a user wanted to

print out a partial form for discussion, evidence, or problem

reporting?) Adobe's programmers have clearly thought in terms of

enabling users, not restricting their experience. Right or wrong.



What you COULD do is have a printable but hidden field which says in

large letters that the form is incomplete, do not accept. Checking

scripts can hide the form from printing when conditions are met.



You could also wait to be notified of printing, and warn the user that

their printout is unacceptable.



Aandi Inston

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Hi,

This sounds like exactly what I would like to do. Can you point me in the direction to get instructions for this procedure. I just want to be sure that the user understands the forms is not completed correctly.

Frank

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I don't know what you can do with the LiveCycle Form Manager product

sorry. Is this actually about that product?



Aandi Inston