Sentence Case in Form Text Box

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#1

Hi All,

I am a newbie to Libre Office (version 7.1.2.2) and am primarily using it to create forms which are then saved as editable PDF. These forms are sent to people for them to enter data, save them and email them back.

The forms I have created ask for rudimentary questions like First Name, Surname, Address etc…

The place where people answer the questions have been set up as Text boxes.

The question I have, is can the input in the text boxes be set to Sentence Case? If so how can I achieve this?

I am using Win 10.

Thanks

#2

Firstly there are two kinds of objects both called ‘TextBox’. One is an ordinary shape, the other one a form control.
Since shapes aren’t editable in pdf (as far as i know), you surely are talking of the form control. (Question edited.)

Secondly ‘Sentence Case’ isn’t a text attribute stored with the text. It’s a command which not only manages to show the piece of text with different glyphs, but actually converts the case by changing the internal code. Try to use ‘Sentence case’ on Ronald McDonald in an ordinary text to learn in what primitive way the command (and similar ones) is executed.

Since you expect the trick done while the form is filled somewhere by somebody using pdf-software, you cannot even resort to user code.

Thus: Leave the case (if relevant at all) to the person filling the form. If entered content later is fed into a database, you may apply lokal routines to rectify case errors where recognizable by primitive software at all.

#3

Lupp,

Thank you for your Input.

#4

Hi,

I don’t think it is possible with LO.

I guess it will mostly depend on the PDF application used to fill in the form.

I’ve found that hit but it is limited to Adobe product I think. And it involves some additional code: https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/change-text-to-uppercase-in-a-pdf-form/m-p/3941562?profile.language=fr

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#5

Thank you for your Input.

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