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Joesaad
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October 20, 2017
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Field does not fit typing

  • October 20, 2017
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TRYING TO FILL A TABLE IN A FILLABLE FORM THE CELL DONT FIT ALL THE TYPING ,PREVIOUSLY I USED TO PRESS ON ENTER WHICH GIVES ME OTHER LINE TO TYPE IN

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    Correct answer jane-e

    josephs93462484  wrote

    TRYING TO FILL A TABLE IN A FILLABLE FORM THE CELL DONT FIT ALL THE TYPING ,PREVIOUSLY I USED TO PRESS ON ENTER WHICH GIVES ME OTHER LINE TO TYPE IN

    It sounds like the form creator did not enable both "multi-line" and "scroll long text". If multi-line is unchecked, the user can only type on a single line.

    As Tariq said, the author of the form needs to fix this, as you cannot do it in the free Reader, and the form may or may not be locked for editing if you did have the full version of Acrobat.

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    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    December 14, 2017

    josephs93462484  wrote

    TRYING TO FILL A TABLE IN A FILLABLE FORM THE CELL DONT FIT ALL THE TYPING ,PREVIOUSLY I USED TO PRESS ON ENTER WHICH GIVES ME OTHER LINE TO TYPE IN

    It sounds like the form creator did not enable both "multi-line" and "scroll long text". If multi-line is unchecked, the user can only type on a single line.

    As Tariq said, the author of the form needs to fix this, as you cannot do it in the free Reader, and the form may or may not be locked for editing if you did have the full version of Acrobat.

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    December 14, 2017

    Hi Josephs,

    Sorry for the delay in response.

    Looking at the issue description, I don't think there is much you can do if you are using Reader. Or the previous form could have been LiveCycle dynamic form. Using Acrobat you need to set the properties of the fields to multiline. This needs to be set by the author of the form.

    If you have found a workaround for this, please update this thread with your findings.

    -Tariq Dar