Customizing forms

Step 5: Remove elements from the form (optional)

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Click the element you wish to remove:

To remove a text field, line, rectangle or picture from a form
To remove a data field from a form
To inactivate a data field

To remove a text field, line, rectangle or picture from a form

If you haven’t already read the Forms Overview, see Customizing forms for more information.

The customize window for the form you wish to customize should be displayed.

To remove a text field, line, rectangle or picture, select the element and press backspace or delete on your keyboard.

To remove a data field from a form

You can’t remove data fields from a form. If you don’t want a particular data field to print on a form, you can inactivate the data field. See To inactivate a data field to learn how to inactivate a data field you don’t want on a form.

If you have more than one copy of the same data field on a form, however, you can remove the copies.

To inactivate a data field

If you haven’t already read the Forms Overview, see Customizing forms for more information.

The customize window for the form you wish to customize should be displayed.

  1. Double-click the field you want to inactivate; the Field Information window appears.
  2. Unmark the Field Is Active selection on the right side of the window.
  3. Click OK.

Customizing forms - Step 5