10 Replies Latest reply: Jan 3, 2014 6:07 AM by PDF Form User 10

Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

PDF Form User 10 Jan 3, 2014 5:28 AM

My form is no longer working as intended after saving it as a 'static' PDF to be rendered on a site. The fields are mapped correctly, but now they do not expand to fit the text content. Could someone please take a look at my form and let me know if this is possible. Because of the current type of response it isn't possible for us to guess ahead of time how large of the areas will be. Essentially we need to have a text box that increases height, or can even span a page if necessary. Can this be accomplished, and can anyone provide an example using the form linked here?

Thank you so much,

PDF Guy

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_iQHJnkqgriOXlCSGZ6QnRuX0k/edit?usp=sharing

1. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

Gilad D (try67) Jan 3, 2014 5:29 AM (in response to PDF Form User 10)

The form has to be dynamic to have this feature.
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2. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

PDF Form User 10 Jan 3, 2014 5:33 AM (in response to Gilad D (try67))

Thanks for the quick reply. I've seen conflicting information however, even on these forums, such as this post: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450522. Is there anyone else who thinks that this could be a possible solution?

If not, and you were faced with a similar type of form where you weren't able to anticipate text size how would you handle this (as a static form to be rendered on a server [in this case, formsite.com]).

PDF Guy
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3. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

Gilad D (try67) Jan 3, 2014 5:35 AM (in response to PDF Form User 10)

I would set font size to Auto.
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PDF Form User 10 Jan 3, 2014 5:38 AM (in response to Gilad D (try67))

Hi Gilad, so you would recommend this setting for all text fields? If so, should this fix the expanding size issue?
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5. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

Gilad D (try67) Jan 3, 2014 5:40 AM (in response to PDF Form User 10)

I can't recommend it one way or the other, as it depends how you want your file to work... It will not fix the expanding size issue in the sense that the field size will remain the same, but it will cause all the text the user enters to be visible on the page, if that's your goal.
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6. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

PDF Form User 10 Jan 3, 2014 5:48 AM (in response to Gilad D (try67))

Oh, well I can already see the text I am entering fine (it just has a [+] box in the corner after it fills the first line). I'm really at a loss for what to do because the form worked perfectly as a dynamic form, but now that it has to be rendered on a server (and thus I believe saved as a static form) I don't know how to proceed.

Would I be safe to say there is no solution meeting my needs in this situation?

This will basically mean someone has to input all of an online form's response into this document which would be very unforunate.

Thanks,
PDF Guy
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7. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

Gilad D (try67) Jan 3, 2014 5:50 AM (in response to PDF Form User 10)

Maybe you should contact the people in charge of the server where you're
uploading the file and ask for suggestions, or at least an explanation why
it can't take dynamic forms.

On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, PDF Form User 10
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8. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

PDF Form User 10 Jan 3, 2014 6:00 AM (in response to Gilad D (try67))

I found this again stating that this was possible: http://answers.acrobatusers.com/is-expand-text-field-automatic-font-size-LiveCycle-Designe r-feature-q26621.aspx

Does anyone here have an answer to this question?

Please - I've scoured all the forum posts I can think of!
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9. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

Gilad D (try67) Jan 3, 2014 6:02 AM (in response to PDF Form User 10)

I don't see where it's mentioned there that you can do it with a *static *LC
form...

On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 3:00 PM, PDF Form User 10
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10. Re: Static PDF Form that expands textbox height?

PDF Form User 10 Jan 3, 2014 6:07 AM (in response to Gilad D (try67))

I guess you were right, it's unpossible.
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