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November 21, 2018
Question

scroll bars disappearing in text box pdf form

  • November 21, 2018
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When I added javascript to my pdf form to remove default text in text boxes, it removes the scroll bars also for multi-line text boxes. Any idea how I can add those back in so that the user realizes right away that they can add more text than just one line?

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try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 21, 2018

A blank field will not display scroll bars.

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 21, 2018

You will see the scrollbars when you add text.

Participant
November 21, 2018

I would like them to appear though as soon as they start typing and they are not. It's not until you get to the second line that they appear. And I am not seeing the plus sign anymore initially to let people know that they can add many lines of text.

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 21, 2018

That's not what the plus sign means. It means there's more text than can be displayed in the field.

If you want the scroll-bars to show then set the field's default value to two empty lines.