Comments and forms

Forms auto-complete

You can select the options for forms auto-complete and prevent the end-user from modifying these settings.

Auto-complete forms settings

To choose the forms auto-complete options:

1. Select one of the following options from the Auto-Complete list:

   • Off

   • Basic: Sets:

     [HKCU\Software\Adobe\(product name)\<version>\FormsPrefs]
     "bInlineAutoComplete"
     "bRecordsNewEntries"
     "bShowDropDown"
     "bUserAskedToEnableAutoComplete"
     

   • Advanced: Sets:

     [HKCU\Software\Adobe\(product name)\<version>\FormsPrefs]
     "bInlineAutoComplete"
     "bRecordsNewEntries"
     "bShowDropDown"
     "bUserAskedToEnableAutoComplete"
     "bAutoCompleteOnTab"
     

2. For Basic or Advanced auto-complete setting, check Remember numerical data (such as, telephone number) to enable forms to auto-complete numerical data. This feature sets:

   [HKCU\Software\Adobe\<product name>\<version>\FormsPrefs]
   "bStoreNumericEntries"
   

3. To lock these controls so that end users can’t change them, select Prevent user from modifying this setting in Edit > Preferences > Forms. This feature sets:

   [HKLM\Software\Policies\Adobe\<product name>\<version>\FeatureLockdown]
   "bAutoFill"=dword:00000001
   

Shared reviews servers

This feature is not available in Reader.

The Shared Reviews feature offers enhanced document-sharing functionality across network servers. The Shared Reviews Servers Settings list contains the names, types, and addresses of the currently configured shared reviews servers. You can control shared reviews, add a server to the list, and remove a shared reviews server from the list.

Server settings for shared reviews

Disable shared workflows

To control user access to shared reviews, check Disable Shared Reviews and Reviews/Forms workflows. It disables the synchronizer.exe file. This control sets:

[HKCU\Software\Adobe\<product name>\<version>\Workflows]
"bNeedSynchronizer"=dword:00000000

Add review servers

To add a shared reviews server:

1. In the Add Shared Review Server pane, type a server name in the Server Name field. This feature sets:

   [HKCU\Software\Adobe\<product name>\<version>\Collab\cReviewServers\c]
   "tUI"
   

2. From the Server Type drop-down list, select any one of the following server types:

   • Network Folder

   • Web Server Folder

   • SharePoint Workspace

   This feature sets:

   [HKCU\Software\Adobe\<product name>\<version>\Collab\cReviewServers\c<index>\cSettings]
   "tURL"
   

3. Enter the server address in the Server Path or URL text box. This feature sets:

   [HKCU\Software\Adobe\<product name>\<version>\Collab\cReviewServers\c<index>\cSettings]
   "tcSetting"
   

4. From the Distribution Method drop-down, select one of the following methods:

   • Upload to server and send email with link

   • Send email with attachment

   • Save to local disk and send later manually

   This feature sets:

   [HKCU\Software\Adobe\<product name>\<version>\Collab\cReviewServers\c]
   "tDistMethod"
   

5. Select Add.

   Review server configuration

   class

   h5title

   

Remove a shared review server

To remove a shared reviews server from the Shared Reviews Servers Settings list:

1. Select the server name from the Shared Reviews Servers Settings list.

2. Choose Remove.