Expanding a scrollable text field in a PDF

[Peter22583198ep7u]

Hello I need help expanding a scrollable text field in a PDF. So that I can print all the text in a text field. I've seen that it works with something called livecycle designer, but I can't find it. Is there any other adobe program that can fix it? Does it work with javascript? How do you do then?

[AkanchhaS]

Hi @Peter22583198ep7u 

Thanks for reaching out.

Sorry to say there's no direct way of printing the text of a scrollable text field. However, you can try this method of achieving it through Script:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/printing-a-fillable-pdf-form-with-scrolling-text-... 

Hope this works.

Thanks,

Akanchha

[Peter22583198ep7u]

I've seen the thread you tell me about before but I can't get it to work? I put in this.getField("FieldName").textSize = 0; under Willprint like thisthis.getField("text").textSize = 0 But it doesn't expand. Then I don't know what the code for Didprint should be? Could it be that I'm in the wrong place putting it in?

[try67]

It won't expand. It will make the text smaller so that it fits in the area of the field (if possible).

[Thom Parker]

LiveCycle forms are now called AEM.  They are not real PDF files, but a type of XML form called XFA. To create one you have to purchase the AEM designer. This forms technology is somewhat exclusive and marketed to the Enterprise crowd. Its an awful lot of bagage just to get an expandable field. 

[Peter22583198ep7u]

Thank you for your reply 🙂 I agree, therefore I thought that maybe you can solve it with a free javascript.

[Thom Parker]

As Try67 says, changing the text size to 0, sets the "auto-size" feature for the text. Meaning that the text (not the field) is auto-sized to fit the text. 

However, fields can be moved and resized with a script. But there is no reliable method for determining the size needed to fit a particluar multiline string of text. Not to mention, how are the other fields on the page going to be handled? You can't just grow one field on the page and not overlap other text and/or fields. 

So growing a field is not a practical feature for an AcroForm. 

[Peter22583198ep7u]

Tanks 🙂

[AkanchhaS]

Hi @Peter22583198ep7u 

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~Akanchha

[Peter22583198ep7u]

I didn't get the right answer, so it would be wrong to fill in that I got it.

[Thom Parker]

What would be the right answer?

[try67]

The one they wanted to hear, of course! </s>

[JR Boulay]

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