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Create a text box without the box

New Here ,
Feb 02, 2017 Feb 02, 2017

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Is it possible to create a text box so that all you see is the text and no box? I'm adding information to a pdf of a drawing, so there is no text to select or add to.

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Community Expert , Feb 02, 2017 Feb 02, 2017

You can set a field to be completely invisible (ie, no fill color and not border color), but still fillable.

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Feb 02, 2017 Feb 02, 2017

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You can use the "Text" annotation instead of the text box. This way, you do not get the box in the first place:

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Feb 02, 2017 Feb 02, 2017

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Karl,

  First, let me thank you for a quick response!  I tried the "Text" annotation, but it didn't work. That being said, I need to research that tool a bit more to see what I'm doing wrong, as I just can't get it to start the line of text anywhere.

Thanks Again!

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Feb 02, 2017 Feb 02, 2017

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Which version of Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader are you using?

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I'm using Acrobat 10 (one handed, broke the left one last week )

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You can set a field to be completely invisible (ie, no fill color and not border color), but still fillable.

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Feb 03, 2017 Feb 03, 2017

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Are you talking about using javascript?

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Feb 03, 2017 Feb 03, 2017

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Not necessarily. You can do it manually in the field's Properties, under the Appearance tab.

It can also be done using a script, though.

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Yep, that did it! A big Thank You to both you and Karl !

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