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Configure Firefox to remember form changes when accidentally leaving a HTTPS page?

On some webpages, changed form content gets lost when the user (accidentally) leaves and goes back to the page (before submitting the form). Example scenario: Bob edits a wiki page in Firefox. He ...
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Choose the filename when using POST with curl?

I'd like to POST a file upload with curl, and choose the filename at request time. Here's the curl line I have right now, which works to upload the file: curl --form "[email protected]" http:/...
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How to get the actual URL a post/submit form redirects to?

As you may know when you submit data through a form you are actually accessing an URL with your submitted data included in the URL as the query strings. For example, if the form asks you to submit ...
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How to limit Plain text content control in MS word?

I want to create one Form using Developer tab in MS word 2013. When I write anything in Plain text content control, it will expand like below Image. I want to give width limit so that control can ...
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Microsoft Word: Auto-filling other form elements basing on contents of first one

I'm trying to set up a form in Word that includes several fields that get duplicated in various spots in the document, like First Name, Last Name, etc. I want the user to be able to enter each ...
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Free draw form input box for human signatures

I have a MS Word document which is more or less a form with only the input boxes enabled for editing (the rest of the document is locked). I was wondering if there is some sort of solution or plugin ...
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What source document format can be exported to PDF and generate digital signature fields?

My team wants to send out to 3rd parties a contract in PDF format, with digital signature fields that could be signed using Adobe Reader. Every time we add a new 3rd party to the contract, we are ...
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How to Dynamically Create and Populate Word Document Templates with Form Data?

Preface I’m working on a project where I need to digitize the form filling process for a testing lab company. The company currently fills out forms manually and makes 40 copies of each form. The form ...
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How can i add an entry to text field suggestions in Chrome?

A text input in Chrome can have auto suggestions by Chrome based on what the user entered previously. Example is in the Screenshot. In this example the suggestion "RunBatch..." was entered ...
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Microsoft Excel Userform change cell colour if ListBox contains certain words?

I am currently making an excel document to sort certain products, and show what components they contain. In my A Column, is the components, and in Row 1 is my products. I currently have 2 User Forms, ...
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Acrobat Custom Command to edit multiple form field formats

Due to the fact that when editing multiple forms fields in Acrobat DC you cant change the Format (eg. from none to number), is there a simple actionscript/Custom Command that could be set up to run in ...
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Hide, Show and Replacing PDF form content blocks with multiple fillable fields

I am trying to build a single fillable PDF form that provides hiding/showing/replacing of context-specific signature blocks containing multiple fields, after selecting a radio button. Ideally, when a ...
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Disable Digital Signature Certification or issue a blanket certificate for all users on an InfoPath form?

We have some Time-Off request forms that are sent through InfoPath 2007 via e-mail and it goes down the verification line (e.g. Employee signs and it gets sent to their supervisor then it gets sent to ...
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How to save a PDF form as a printable PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC?

I was recently given a PDF form to fill out (a government form, of course). I need to fill this out and print it later, as I do not have a printer at home. The form does not open in other PDF viewers ...
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How to create xfa pdf on Linux?

I know about things like Google drive for viewing pdf with xfa data on Linux, but my point is about creating such pdf1.7 files (Given adobe dropped unix support). So what is the ghostscript(or other ...
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How do I Curl command line POST form data returning HTML page with answer

I am trying to read a single value from a web enabled device. The device has a simple Post form which when will return an HTML page. This works fine from the browser, but not from the command line: # ...
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Show Form from cell click, then CommandButton to pass to next ActiveCell

I'm creating an input form for use with a 'tablet' PC in Excel for our guys to fill out when in the field. As inputs like drop-down menus and the like are quite fiddly, I wish to use a basic input ...
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Can MS Access make a column-of-rows type of form like the one pictured?

I am trying to make a form consisting of multiple forms stacked side-by-side in Access, like the one pictured below but have run into many, many issues. I will settle for a report if I can't get a ...
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Automatically adding/expanding new row in MS Access forms

I am trying to build an invoice form in which the user has to select an item and when ever the item is selected from the combo box, a new blank row should be added at bottom as shown in the screen ...
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How can I allow styling text inside a Word form field?

I have a Microsoft Word document with some legacy form fields. If I add the editing restriction "Allow only... Filling in forms" and start enforcing protection then I can enter text into the legacy ...
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Cannot open pdf form on Ubuntu 14.4

While trying to open a pdf form, it raised an error and refused to open the form all together. It displays: Please wait... If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the ...
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Extract multiple PDF forms into once excel file

I have a one page PDF file which is used by our users for registration. Is there anyway I can extract form values from all the PDFs filled out by users in a single excel file, at once?
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Word for Mac 2011 Form/Templates - field size

I've made a form template for other users to complete. It is a new employee record form. The size of each text box is unlimited, but if a person's name is lengthy, the text boxes on the rest of the ...
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Windows Scheduled Task and Windows Form application

I have a windows form application that is using a WebBrowser control, I want to run this in a schedulded task on my windows 7 machine, but when I run it, the program doesn't seem to save any web pages ...
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How to create a form in Word that functions on screen and in print?

I'm making a one-page form in Word that needs to be functional on screen with fillable fields and in print with lines. What is the best way to do this? Right now I have a section that requires ...
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I want to autofill responses on an ms word form into a report template

In ms word 2010, I’d like to create a form which collects data using text fields and drop down menus and perhaps even some radio buttons. (ok that part I got) But I then want to take the responses to ...
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Microsoft Word - Collecting form data online

I have a word template file that I've set up following the directions here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-forms-that-users-complete-or-print-in-word-HA010030746.aspx That setup ...
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How can different people track changes in the unprotected text form fields?

I am working on a protected word 2007 form. How can different people track changes in the unprotected text form fields? The text appears in black and changing the track changes option doesn't change ...
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Word 2007 cell formatting

I have created a form template in Word 2007 which include various fields. Some of the fields are to show time (i.e. 15:47:32). I’ve set the text field properties as Date HH:mm:ss. The trouble ...
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Spell check doesn't work in protected forms in Word 2011 for Mac

We have a form template many staff members use. We created it in Word 2004 for Mac, and I was told a shortcoming was there was no way to turn on the spell checker (a real hassle!). I hoped this would ...
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Present a form to user on Windows login

I have a public computer lab where users must give a few short details about themselves such as their age and objective before they use the computers. Currently this information is gathered by a lab ...
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Hiding form elements in MS Access

Part of my assignment is to create a MS Access form for a user to easily add new customers, caravans etc to our database. In the form design, I have a ListBox control with all the available actions ...
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How can I create a PDF with form fields from a collaboratively edited source document?

I want to create a PDF document with a fill-in form. The source of the document is right now Google Docs, so that my team can edit it collaboratively with ease. However, Google docs doesn't support ...
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Acrobat - Form - "Submit" to Email Not Working

I created a PDF Form with a "submit" button that is suppose to email the completed PDF form via the "default client".  This doesn't seem to work and I keep getting the following error, "An error ...
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Adobe Indesign: Forms: Set critera/validation of form fields

I am running Adobe InDesign 19.0.1 x64. I am creating a fillable form and would like to include validation on some of the fields. For example when the user is asked for ID# I would like to have the ...
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Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Form Stop Synchronization

I have an Excel workbook on OneDrive and a Microsoft Form that should be in sync. I face an issue frequently, which is the disconnection between the workbook and the form. I read the following post ...
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LibreOffice Draw - require field fillement before user will save pdf

Is that possible to create pdf that will reguire to check one of an Option button (radiobutton) in Group before user will save the file? If no any Option button will be selected, user will get message ...
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Adobe form import

I am trying to import data from a tsv into my Adobe form. I am having trouble importing my "Representative" field. Any ideas? Below is a link to the examples of the files I am working with. ...
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Creating a template that can fill multiple .docx and .pdf files using Office

I repeatedly have to fill out multiple documents with the same information (name, first day of work, etc.) Some of these documents are Word documents and some are PDFs. I am wondering if there is a ...
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How do I stop Acrobat from treating copied radio button groups as instances of the original instead of separate copies?

I'm working on a multi-page form of multiple-choice questions, each with three possible answers. Each group is named "Ch1Q1" and so on - one chapter per page, so essentially page and ...
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How to update a chart in Word dynamically with a form

I have a dynamic chart inside a word document. I inserted an Excel workbook via the Insert -> Tables -> Excel (not sure about the exact english text) rather than just inserting a chart. My ...
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A pdf field became mandatory is there way to clean it

I downloaded a governmental pdf form and accidentally filled an irrelevant field. Now the filed field became mandatory, and pdf does not pass validation (it has a special 'validate' button). Obviously ...
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How to make text appear conditionally based on form input in MS Word?

Is it possible to create a fillable form in MS Word where text appears conditionally based on what the user inputs in the form? For instance, if the user selects Option 1 from a Drop Down List, I want ...
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Including information from one database into another - MS Access

I have created a new table in MS Access which, for my purposes here, I'll call Table A. It contains a ton of information that staff need to enter for each company or individual. The forms are time ...
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Excel order form, auto fill text not numbers

i am creating a two page order form in excel. When the name, phone and email is entered, I would like it to auto fill on page two
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Rich Text Box Hyperlink does not work in MS Access 2016 Split Form Datasheet Section

I am using a Split Form which has a Rich Text box containing HTML formatted hyperlinks to certain files on my local computer. Everything is working fine except that when I open the Split form in "Form ...
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How can I populate a web form from a spreadhseet or CSV file?

I use a web form to create shipping labels, and I have a spreadsheet with the details of my customers. I found many tutorials showing how to populate a web form with static values, but I need to ...
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Loading Items in combobox with powershell

I have loaded Virtual Machines into my Combobox $Form.Add_Loaded({ Get-VM | ForEach-Object { $WPFcboListVM.Items.Add($_.Name) } ... when the code is actually ran both Virtual Machines start and ...
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Visual Studio 2017&2019 > User Control + Started Timer = Crash :|

When I add a Timer to User Control with Visual Studio 2017 Or 2019 and Start() it the Visual studio Crash when add the User Control contains a Working Timer to a Form.
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MS Access form doesn't reflect recent data updates in Split Database's FrontEnd Forms

I have a front end and a backend to my access database. The VBA code, forms, queries etc are on the frontend and tables on the backend. The backend is on a server, about 5 different users are using ...
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