I'm trying to add instructional text to my form fields in Acrobat Pro DC. I found these two helpful resources that allowed me to set up the code:https://answers.acrobatusers.com/How-create-disappearing-instruction-text-fields-q303265.aspxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VwOMTlI3Q Now I'm trying to figure out how to set the specific font and size for that instructional text. My current script is: if(event.value=="") { event.value="Instructional text goes here..."; font.size = "10pt"; } That results in the following: Now I just need to change the font and size so it fits better. What script/code can I add? Can anyone help?

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Javascript for Acrobat form field instructions

I'm trying to add instructional text to my form fields in Acrobat Pro DC. I found these two helpful resources that allowed me to set up the code:

Now I'm trying to figure out how to set the specific font and size for that instructional text. My current script is:

if(event.value=="")

{ event.value="Instructional text goes here..."; font.size = "10pt"; }

That results in the following:

Now I just need to change the font and size so it fits better. What script/code can I add? Can anyone help?

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See this article and watch the vidoes:

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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This code is incorrect:

font.size = "10pt";

Use this, instead:

event.target.textSize = 10;

And to set the font you need to know the internal name of it, and then apply it to the textFont property, like this:

event.target.textFont = "Arial";