field alignment in preview differs from actual pdf form

Question

In the file, everything lines up nicely and the form field widths are set correctly to 4 inches.

The preview looks good.

The saved PDF, when opened, has some fields centered and shortened.

Files attached.

What happened and how do I fix?

I am creating the form directly in Acrobat.

Maybe it's something simple that I'm just overlooking because I've been working nonstop on this (and a few other forms) for 5 hours nonstop!

Bernd Alheit · Accepted Answer

Looks good in Adobe Reader. We will be putting it on website for clients to download and they won't always be using Adobe. How do I set this up so it will be OK no matter what app they use?

It is a issue of Apple Preview.

JR Boulay · Answer

You should read these articles which are still relevant about Preview, aka "the PDF killer":

- http://khkonsulting.com/2013/06/preview-app-killer-of-pdf-files/

- http://duff-johnson.com/2014/04/07/apples-preview-still-not-safe-for-work/

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