How to reduce font size to less than 6? (Acrobat XI Pro)

Question

I'm adding text to an existing pdf document where I am trying to match the font already used. The existing objects do not seem to be standard text comments that I can edit.

As a result I am using "Add Text Comment" using the Helvetica font.

However the smallest font size I can select is 6, and this is still larger than the font I am trying to match. I can't simply type another number in the size box like i can with MS Word.

How do I reduce the size further, probably 5 will be sufficient, maybe 4?

The sheet is currently A4, and I was wondering if I could increase the paper size where it all might scale and size 6 might then be fine. Is this possible?

Any help would be appreciated

try67 · Accepted Answer

First of all I now have the correct boxes ticked as per article.

I highlighted the text in question using and got the Add Text Comment Box.

Ctrl-J to get the JavaScript Debugger.

I pasted the script into the Console window, selected the script, and then entered Ctrl-Enter

This is the final window:

var rc = this.selectedAnnots[0].richContents;

var s0 = rc[0];

s0.textSize=4;

var newRc = [s0];

this.selectedAnnots[0].richContents = newRc;

TypeError: this.selectedAnnots is undefined

1:Console:Exec

undefined

Do not select the text in the comment, but the comment itself, via the Comments List panel.

Benjamin28681564px2q · Answer

I couldnt get the advise below to work but I found that if you go to edit mode and insert text, you can change the font size there rather than messing around with javascript. Hope this helps anyone with the same problem in the future.

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