How do I create a multi-line text box?

[HeyKate27]

I have a PDF that was tradionally printed and filled out by hand, and am trying to convert to an e-version.

Everything is working great but I can't figure out how to make this one thing work. For example I have a section like this:

More Info: _______________

_________________________

_________________________

_________________________

How can I make it so when one starts typing in the "More Info" section, their response continues from the 1st line to the 2nd, to the 3rd, etc.?

[try67]

You can set a text field to be multi-line and tick off the option to scroll

long text to have it automatically wrap, but you'll have a problem with the

first partial line, since form fields can only be rectangular. Another

problem might be the lines themselves, since you'll have to use a font size

that will fit them exactly, or it will look odd. I would suggest getting

rid of those lines altogether. They are not needed when filling in the form

electronically. It's a relic from printed out forms where people had to

hand-write their answers.

[HeyKate27]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm aware of the actual "multi-line" option, and can make the rectangular word-wrap boxes.

The problem is linking the different text-field areas together.

I had planned on just removing the lines altogether for the reasons you've listed, but I'm being asked to keep them - though it sounds like it isn't going to work at all.

[try67]

If you set it as multi-line you only need a single field, instead of

messing around with linking multiple text fields, which never works quite

right.

[HeyKate27]

Yeah, but then I can't continue it below the "More Info:" text on the 2nd line 😕

[try67]

Why not? Just start it from under the text, or to its right.

[George_Johnson]

That's what I did recently. I was working on a scanned PDF and ended up redacting out the first line and nobody seemed to care.

[adamfstore]

How do you make it so that with these multi-line text fields scroll when the amount of writing in them gets too large, as opposed to just shrinking the text?

Thanks!

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Set the font size to anything but Auto.

[adamfstore]

Great. Thanks so much