Define the tabbing order

You can set the order in which a user tabs through form fields, links and comments for each page.

Set the tabbing order using a preset option

1. Open the Page Thumbnails panel by either clicking the Page Thumbnails icon on the Sidebar Navigation pane or choose Document > Assemble > Page Thumbnails .

2. Do any of the following to open the Page Properties dialog box:

• • Select a page thumbnail, right-click on it, and select Page Properties… from the options.

  • In the Page Thumbnails toolbar, click Pages Panel Option and select Page Properties… from the options.

3. In the Page Properties dialog box, click Tab Order and do the following to set the tabbing order:

• • Use Row Order. Press the tab key to move through each row down the page horizontally.

  • Use Column Order. Press the tab key to vertically move down each column across the page.

  • Use Document Structure. Tab in the order specified by the application the document was created in.

  • Unspecified. Tab by rows, first through form fields, then through links and lastly through comments.

Set the tabbing order manually

If no tabbing order has been set yet for this document, use the Set Tab Order Tool to set the tabbing order for form fields manually.

1. Open a PDF file that contains form fields or you can create form fields on a PDF file.

2. Open the Page Thumbnails panel by either clicking the Page Thumbnails icon on the Sidebar Navigation pane or choose Document > Assemble > Page Thumbnails .

3. Do any of the following to open the Page Properties dialog box:

• • Select a page thumbnail, right-click on it, and select Page Properties… from the options.

  • In the Page Thumbnails toolbar, click Pages Panel Option and select Page Properties… from the options.

4. In the Page Properties dialog box, click Tab Order and select Unspecified from the tab order options. Click Close.

5. Choose Form > Form > Set Tab Order Tool . Click OK.

6. A number appears in the upper-left corner of each form field, indicating the tabbing order you set. Click the form fields in the desired order.

7. Click anywhere on the page other than the form fields to finish.

Set the tabbing order using the document structure

The tabbing moves logically in the order you created the form fields.

1. Open the Page Thumbnails panel by either clicking the Page Thumbnails icon on the Sidebar Navigation pane or choose Document > Assemble > Page Thumbnails .

2. Do any of the following to open the Page Properties dialog box:

• • Select a page thumbnail, right-click on it, and select Page Properties… from the options.

  • In the Page Thumbnails toolbar, click Pages Panel Option and select Page Properties… from the options.

3. In the Page Properties dialog box, click Tab Order and select Use Document Structure.

Set tab order. The tabbing moves in the order you created the form fields.