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Anonymous
January 25, 2019
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Black border around edited fields

  • January 25, 2019
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When editing a field, a black border forms and stays if a change is made.  Is there a way to remove this border?  I cannot seem to find anything.

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    Elaine29115033m7nr
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    March 28, 2023

    I was having the same issue and after playing with it seems like a million times i found a solution or a work around!!

    Make sure to have your comments open, select the comment you need to edit, click on the three dots in the upper right hand corner of selected comment, select delete (if you select edit, you will still have the black border around your new text.) You will have to do this for everything you need to edit, then close the comments section, select edit pdf, then add text box and you are golden from there. 

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    Anonymous
    February 7, 2019

    Understood, I have attached a couple screen shots to better explain what I am talking about.  This is an editable Adobe document opened with Reader DC.  As you can see after making a change there is a black border around the field.  This did not seem to happen with Adobe Reader XI.  Is there a way to hide or remove the border?

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 7, 2019

    You didn’t say which tool you used. If it’s a commenting tool, try right-clicking on it and choose Properties.

    It could also be a form field and by “edit” we thought you meant the field itself and you meant the text inside the field. Does the line disappear when you tab out of it?

    Does it happen with all documents and with all fields (if it is a field)? Or just this one?

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    Anonymous
    February 8, 2019

    I am using Adobe Reader DC.  I am not sure what tool you want me to show?

    Sorry, I am giving you the best description I can.

    Thank you!

    MP

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    Anonymous
    February 7, 2019

    I should have specified this is for Adobe Reader DC.  I do not see text field properties.

    Thanks

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 7, 2019

    michaelp70670949  wrote

    I should have specified this is for Adobe Reader DC.  I do not see text field properties.

    Hi Michael,

    You posted in the forum for Reader, so it makes sense that you are asking about Reader. Your question, though, is about editing a field.

    In Acrobat, a field is a form field, and you cannot edit forms in Reader. It’s okay that you don’t use the proper terms, but please explain what you mean when you say a black border appears when you are editing a field.

    What tool are you using and how are you trying to make the edits? Can you post a screen shot? That way we can give you a better answer.

    Best,

    Jane

      AkanchhaS8194121
      AkanchhaS8194121
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      February 7, 2019

      Hi Michaelp,

      Sorry for the delay in response to your query.

      Form Field's border appearance  would depends on field's properties. When you edit a form field, there would definitely be a border as it defines field.

      However, whether it is thick, thin or lite that depends on how exactly it has been applied to the form while creating it.

      If you own this form and have permission to edit it, then you can adjust the border with the help of Acrobat DC's "Prepare Form" tool.

      Open form in Acrobat>Prepare Form>Select Field>Right click "Properties">Appearance

      Let us know if you were referring something else.

      Regards,

      Akanchha

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