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March 3, 2025
Question

Overlapping Text when editing a fillable text box on IOS

  • March 3, 2025
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I have a few users walk to me with this issue, the have a form that that fillable text boxes. Everything works, but when you go to edit the box, if you back space the text is still there. This is not an issue because once you click out of the box it updates. But if you back space and then start typing the text overlaps until you click out of the box and then it updates. This cause some of my users to get confused. I was able to duplicate this issue on an ipad and iphone running the latest app version and ios version. Any tips? I have tried different PDF forms as well and same thing.

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Thom Parker
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Community Expert
March 3, 2025

Sounds like there is a duplicate field underneath the field. This is a commom mistake, and easy to do, when creating a form.  I would suggest deleting the field on top. 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
Participant
March 14, 2025

How do you go about doing this on IOS I'm having the same issue with mine and it's driving me insane 

Thom Parker
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 14, 2025

You need a PDF editing tool. For IOS you 'll need to use the online PDF tools. 

https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online.html

 

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