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Dec 19, 2020 10:49 AM UTC
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How can I change the line height in a form field (with multiple lines) in adobe acrobat pro?

I made a design with lines in indesign and changed it into a form in adobe acrobat pro. I indicated the formfield for mulitiple lines. I can change the desired font and font color, but where can I change the line height? Problem is that the text is not on the lines I have made.

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JR Boulay
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Feb 3, 2025 1:15 PM UTC

It's important to understand that field properties depend on PDF specifications (aka ISO-32000 standard), not on Acrobat developers.

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JR Boulay
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Dec 30, 2020 10:27 AM UTC

This option has been cleverly hidden by the developers of Acrobat.

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try67
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Dec 30, 2020 10:33 AM UTC

Unfortunately, after you clear the contents of the field this setting reverts to its default value, and you have to go back to this dialog in order to re-set it, which not all users know how to do.

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Participant
Dec 30, 2020 2:03 PM UTC

Yes, I've tried it out and you are right. Too bad.. it seemed like a really nice sollution.

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JR Boulay
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Dec 19, 2020 6:40 PM UTC

Assign a white background to the text fields. In a digital form lines are useless because there is no type of field that can write askew.

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pien_vinkAuthor
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Dec 27, 2020 2:30 PM UTC

Thanks for your time JR,

I wanted the lines in my design, so I did play around with the font size and position in the field itself until it matched.

It's a shame that there is no option to simply set the line height.

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try67
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Dec 19, 2020 10:59 AM UTC

You need to play around with the font size and position of the field itself until it matches.

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pien_vinkAuthor
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Dec 19, 2020 12:34 PM UTC

Thanks for your reply
This is what I just did.
But I was hoping there would be an easier sloution. But I now understand there is nu way to set the lineheight.

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