Created Fillable forms work on PC but on mobile the fields turn 90°

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I imported a spreadsheet from excelthen I imported it into acrobat then i clicked on [prepare a from]i add my fields I want filled out it works perfectly on PC but on mobile devices all the fillable fields change orientation by 90°even if I turn the phone the document changes but the fields continue to be off by 90°where did I go wrong here ?

Innerchaos · Accepted Answer

all the fields were set to 0 degreesI finally figured it out.My print orientation in Excel was landscape.I changed to portrait. then saved it and converted it again and this time it works properly.very strange that in only affected the variables and not the entire form

PDF Automation Station · Answer

"then imported it into acrobat". How? File > Print > Print to PDF? Excel Acrobat Add-Ons >Convert to PDF? Right-click > Convert to PDF? There are several methods. You probably ended up with pages that are not 0 degrees rotated with matching field rotations. On a PC it might look like landscape but it might be rotated portrait, etc. To check the rotation of the first page run the following script in the console:

this.getPageRotation(0);

It will return 0, 90, 180, or 270.

Then check the orientation in degrees of one of your fields in the General tab of the field properties. You might have use a different method for converting the Excel to PDF, or change the printer settings in the "Print To PDF" printer.

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