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KlausKi
KlausKi
Inspiring
September 30, 2020
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How can I set/change tab stops in text fields?

  • September 30, 2020
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I can't find an option to set or change tab stops in Acrobat Pro text fields.

How can it be done?

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Correct answer try67

This is not a text field. You're adding static text. And Acrobat is not a word processing tool, like Word.

Such operations should be done on the original file format, where you would have more control over the formatting than in Acrobat.

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Gregory35005932ja3i
New Participant
January 24, 2024

In edit mode, you have a list of fields on the right side. Just click and drag the field in the correct position to you need.

 

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defaultq9je9sbl113g
New Participant
March 23, 2022

I was able to insert a tab by using SHIFT+TAB, but I am still looking how to control the location. A hard return is needed before the tab if you want the tab at the front of the paragraph/line.  This is a start. 🙂

    try67
    try67
    Community Expert
    March 23, 2022

    As I replied above, that's not a text field.

    AkanchhaS8194121
    AkanchhaS8194121
    Brainiac
    October 1, 2020

    Hi Klauski,

     

    Hope you are doing well.  I believe, you are setting up Text fields under Acrobat>Prepare form tool.

    When you open the form in Edit mode. At right hand side toolbar you'll get to see the Fields pane.  Fields appear in the order in which they were created.

     

    If this is something related to the form field properties, the right click on the text filed and check the listed properties. You might get the option to change it from there.

    • Click on the Menu-bar icon with a drop-down list
    • To view the tabbing order, from the Tab Order pull-down menu, select Show Tab Numbers.
    • From the Tab Order pull-down menu, select Order Tabs Manually.
    • In the Fields pane, click and drag the field to the desired position in the list.

     

     

    Thanks,

    Akanchha

     

     

    KlausKi
    KlausKiAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 1, 2020

    Hi Akanchha,

    thank you for trying to help.

    My question is actually targeting another direction: I want to enter text into a PDF document:

     

     

    In the above image I want to set tab stop points, so text indentation isn't provided by default.

     

    Using Microsoft Word, for example, I'd be using the ruler to set tab stops:

     

    try67
    try67
    Community Expert
    November 24, 2021

    It is really not much programming to enable Tab. Why can I press Tab in Notepad and get splendid results, but in Acrobat I am here scouring this forum for how to organize my words rudimentarily in a text box and coming up dry? 


    Because in Notepad there are no text fields. If you "hijacked" the Tab key, how could a user switch between fields using only the keyboard?

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