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Change form fields to auto size text

Community Beginner ,
Apr 15, 2025 Apr 15, 2025

Prior to the latest update, my form fields would auto resize the text.

I have had these same forms for years.

Now all the fields default to scrolling & when I print the forms the text in the fields is cut off.

How do I change this back to auto size?

Also, cannot find how to change just the one field manually.

 

If anyone from Adobe is reading these posts, this default change is unacceptable & changing font sizes should be made much simpler

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Adobe Employee ,
Apr 15, 2025 Apr 15, 2025

Hi there,

Hope you're doing well, and thank you for reaching out.

To set the font size to auto in your PDF form using Adobe Acrobat, please follow the steps below:

  1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat (not Reader).

  2. Go to the “Tools” section and select “Prepare Form.”

  3. Double-click on the text field you want to modify. This will open the Text Field Properties dialog box.

  4. In the “Appearance” tab, locate the Font Size setting.

  5. From the dropdown, select “Auto” to allow the font size to adjust automatically based on the amount of text entered.

This setting helps ensure that the entered text fits neatly within the field, especially when the content varies in length.

 

Let us know how it goes.

 

 

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Community Expert ,
Apr 27, 2025 Apr 27, 2025

It is very common to suggest only using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader when filling out forms. I would at least do that. That way, you are not taking responibility for other programs not rendering PDFs correctly. 

 

This is not meant to judge or criticize, but to teach others that not all PDF readers are created equal. Some just assume that if it can open the PDF, it should work. 

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
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New Here ,
Aug 16, 2025 Aug 16, 2025

appearance, font size, auto; is there a way to limit the font size when auto?

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Community Expert ,
Aug 16, 2025 Aug 16, 2025

You can set the font size to an absolute size, but if you mean a maximum size--no.

 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 17, 2025 Aug 17, 2025

When the setting is set to ‘auto’, the maximum character size depends on the height of the field.
This screenshot should help you.

 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 17, 2025 Aug 17, 2025
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Also depends on the amount of characters IF Scroll Long Text is off. As more are entered, the type gets smaller.

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