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When you make a field required, people must enter an answer to the field in order to submit their entry. When someone tries to submit an entry without filling out a required field, we highlight the problematic fields and display an error message to let them know the field is required.

How to Make a Field Required in a PDF FormOpen the necessary PDF form, choose Forms & Signatures > Prepare Form.Select the field that needs to be required, right click on it and choose Set as a Required Field:Save changes.

Click on the gear icon then Setup > Object Manager.Choose the object > Fields & Relationships.Select the custom field that you will make required.Click on Edit and under General Options select Required.Click on Save.

Use asterisks to indicate required fields? Another common approach seen in forms is to mark the mandatory fields with an asterisk and not mark the optional fields. While an asterisk to the left of the label makes it easy to see, it assumes a user understands what this means.

Summary: Using an asterisk to mark required fields is an easy way to improve the usability of your forms. Only marking optional fields makes it difficult for people to fill out the form.

After inserting a form field, click the Properties button to get its properties dialog, which is different from the one for content controls. Put the field's name in the "Bookmark" box -- that name is what the macro will use to identify the field. In the Exit dropdown, select the name of the macro (MustFillIn).

SummaryKeep optional fields to an absolute minimum.Only indicate the optional fields with the word 'optional' beside it.Oct 27, 2020