Having trouble with strange word spacing in Adobe Acrobat.

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September 15, 2021
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Hello,

I've noticed I'm having weird issues with word spacing on some lines in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. It doesn't matter how many words I type, it'll randomly pick lines to space out. Tried to fix the alignment but it didn't help at all. Also tried to fix character and line spacing, didn't help. I've attached a photo I know its not good quality but I've underlined the weirdly spaced words, any help is appreciated!

Correct answer AndrewJJW

I've stumbled on this thread while looking for a solution to the exact same problem.

I've just found that if I copy the text with the weird word spacing then paste it in over itself (i.e. select text, hit Ctrl+C, hit Ctrl+V), the word spacing is corrected.

I'm guessing that Acrobat gets confused when you're making word-by-word edits within a block of text, but can automatically space larger blocks of text evenly?

JR Boulay

Community Expert

Are there any Adobe programs which would be better suited? I prefer the way it looks personally and the left align still has the same issues

The best way for editing text in Acrobat Pro is:

- select the text as a box using the Edit tool

- right-click on the the stroke and choose: Edit with Illustrator

- when you are done with Illustrator: Save, and Close.

Edits are instantly visible in the PDF.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

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AndrewJJWCorrect answer

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I've stumbled on this thread while looking for a solution to the exact same problem.

I've just found that if I copy the text with the weird word spacing then paste it in over itself (i.e. select text, hit Ctrl+C, hit Ctrl+V), the word spacing is corrected.

I'm guessing that Acrobat gets confused when you're making word-by-word edits within a block of text, but can automatically space larger blocks of text evenly?

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eric198525602502

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Worked like a charm! Thanks

JR Boulay

Community Expert

The Edit Text tool of Acrobat Pro does not handle Center Align texts very well, you should use the Left Align.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

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cosmicdenialAuthor

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Are there any Adobe programs which would be better suited? I prefer the way it looks personally and the left align still has the same issues 😞

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cosmicdenialAuthor

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You really should not be editing PDF files in this way. They were never meant to be edited extensively.

Go back to the original file format, make the changes there, and then create a new PDF file from it.

Sorry, what should this program be used for then if not to edit PDFs by fixing up text? Bit confused that's all. Have always used it to write and edit PDFs!