Fillable PDF question
Posted: Thu May 21, 2026 4:06 pm
Hello.
I am working on basic report that I will export to a PDF will fillable controls. To enable this, I add a databand with a couple of empty TextBoxes and check on their Editable property.
Then when I export the report to a PDF, I select Allow Editable to be True.
The works great for text controls. In the resulting PDF I can add text to the empty text boxes and save the changes in the PDF.
However, if I try the same thing for a CheckBox control (set the Editable Property on and Allow Editable on the PDF export options), it does not work. I am unable to check the check box on or off.
Is there another setting I need to consider for Check Box controls when exporting them to PDF? Is it possible to do this with Check Box controls?
Thank you,
Carl
I am working on basic report that I will export to a PDF will fillable controls. To enable this, I add a databand with a couple of empty TextBoxes and check on their Editable property.
- TextBoxEditable.jpg (73.4 KiB) Viewed 100 times
Then when I export the report to a PDF, I select Allow Editable to be True.
- PDFExportOptions.jpg (43.44 KiB) Viewed 100 times
The works great for text controls. In the resulting PDF I can add text to the empty text boxes and save the changes in the PDF.
However, if I try the same thing for a CheckBox control (set the Editable Property on and Allow Editable on the PDF export options), it does not work. I am unable to check the check box on or off.
Is there another setting I need to consider for Check Box controls when exporting them to PDF? Is it possible to do this with Check Box controls?
Thank you,
Carl