Text of the form only appears when the cursor is in the field

I created a form and sometimes, when it is filled and returned to me, empty fields. If I place my cursor in the field, see text responses.  What can I do to fix this?

It is a question of the user.  This happens usually when someone is using one program other than Adobe Reader or Acrobat to fill in the form, such as Mac preview.  You can simply put a text box on the form asking the user to download and fill out using Adobe Reader with a link to the Web site OR if you do not receive a form in this way you can "show" the fields by following these steps.  (Assuming you have at least Adobe Acrobat Standard):

Form open with hidden data.

Go to the forms > manage form data > export data

Save the file as XDP.  Close the form.

Reopen and go to:

Forms > manage form data > import data

-import the XDP file, you just created.

Should now show all your fields.  Saves time when you have a prepared form.  Keep in mind that some of your data have no AutoFormat as the user has not used Adobe to complete the form and some fields may require 'clearing '.

Brenda

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