how can I highlight the text box when its opened in pdf form so that the person filling in the form can simply tab from box to box without having to first erase the label in the box ?
Set tab numbers for each of your fields. When opened the cursor will be at the start of the document, first tab press will take you to the first field and highlight any contents, next tab press takes you to the second field, etc
Sample pdf
TestPDFAccentedCharacters.pdf (21.6 KB)