It doesn't work with drop down lists, only with text fields. Otherwise you will not have the multiline option. I've spent the last hour searching for this, I can't believe this basic functionality doesn't work years later.

autoaction

New Participant

Hello, I set a fillable field to Multi-line and it does not wrap it to the next line upon printing. If I click inside of the filliable field to fill it out, it does wrap. Help?

Thanks, DS

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default4b9zxqkgt4dc

New Participant

Open document, Select Prepare Form from Tools > double click on the text field > a dialog box pops up > Options Tab > select Multi-line, deselect Scroll long text.

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Leann22314742zoi9

New Participant

This does not work. I found Prepare Form. When I double click on the TEXT FIELD, nothing really happens except formatting junk I don't understand, NOTHING says Options, multi-line, scroll or anything like it. I cannot get this to work

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Anna26645516dv1m

New Participant

I found the only way to show all your text and get it to wrap is by going to Properties and selecting Multiline in Options but by also making the text field one large box on your document (instead of several skinnier fields) in the whole area that you are allowing text in. This will allow the text to wrap (as long as you've widened the width of the text field/ box in your document area.

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Lucas31028975mqza

Participating Frequently

Is it possible to make the text wrap around the fillable box?

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Not possible with Adobe Acrobat.

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min8124335861ermc

New Participant

You have to go to Tools (top left). Forms/Signature, prepare forms. Then you can right click, properties, multiline.

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Zenia227730281pcm

New Participant

Hello, I had to contact Adobe support for the same question. You have to purchase InDesign. Adobe Pro DC can't do it!

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Zenia227730281pcm

New Participant

As it turns out, the Adobe support person was wrong, lol! If you have Adobe Acrobat Pro, in prepare form mode, go to properties > options, scroll down and select Multiline just like one of the other replies mentioned.

Resize the box so all the wrapped words will fit.

But I agree, Adobe is a nightmare to work with. Nothing is easy or intuitive.

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jtkri

New Participant

I have Adobe LiveCycle Designer and had go to text field, then from toolbar select Window and select "Object." This shows the properties of the object...there is no "properties" label I could find. Then, in the "Field" tab select "Allow Multiple Lines" and "Limit Length to Visible Area" and it worked well. Just leave enough real estate for the type of information you want users to insert.

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Bill12

Inspiring

You have pointed out one of the features and pains of Designer. It sort of does a lot of the work for you, but then if you want to make changes like multi-line, you have to search for the preferences for the tool. Thus there are some neat things about Designer, yet if you want to do it your way rather than the package way, you might find AcroForms easier (the form tools built into Acrobat). There are pros and cons, so I am not recommending either way to make forms but am pointing out the option that many folks miss.

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CareyManatee

New Participant

I can't get mine to work. That option seems to be available if I choose the Flowable Layout option, but the staff person I'm fixing this up for created it in Word and with all kinds of graphics, so it would require WAY too much touch-up. I don't seem to have that option with Fixed Pages.

My file is attached or here:

http://www.manateechamber.com/application.pdf

I need:

Company Headquarters

Every box from Describe What Your Company Does? down

Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,

Carey

application.pdf

MichaelKazlow

Legend

This doesn't look like a typical Acrobat form. The fields are not editable in Acrobat. Was Designer used to create the form fields?

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CareyManatee

New Participant

I took the document from Word and made it a PDF, then used Adobe LiveCycle Designer to make it a form. Is there a better way?

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Tim Plumer Jr

New Participant

Yes, you can.

When you create a text field in Acrobat, set the Options for Multi-line. See attached file for an example of a filed that does and one that does not wrap.

Text_field_examples.pdf

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MetalShockAuthor

New Participant

I've been so busy at work that I really haven't had a chance to get back to this forum, but I wanted to say thank you all so much. It worked! Now I can develop several other forms that I've been wanting to. Thanks again.

Hopefully by bumping this... it'll help others who didn't know how to do this

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