How do I vertically align text in a text field in Acrobat Pro DC?

[RixBtrfly]

So I am creating an editable printable recipe divider. On that divider, I've got a text field. I put text in it in the Oswald font and size 60, all is good. Selected multi-line. That works. But I need the text to be vertically aligned middle (got it horizontally aligned center, so that's good). That way, if the text is only one line, it'll be vertically centered middle; if two, still vertically centered middle. How do I get it to do this? I am currently using the trial version on a Windows computer if that helps. Thank you!

[George_Johnson · Accepted solution]

You have to set up the field to allow rich text formatting. After you enter the text, you can select it and display the Properties toolbar (Ctrl+E), which will have a More button, which will lead to a window with a Paragraph tab, which will include a vertical alignment button.

[anastasiyai79396684]

Thank you so much fot your answer! As I see it is the only one solution for such a simple task. I'm so surprised that Adobe Acrobat still miss this option.

[amandad64172864]

Thank you. I have been frustrated by this for years!

[Dov Isaacs]

Although a solution has been provided for you, the fact is that Acrobat is absolutely not a layout program or word processor. The text features within Acrobat are primarily for after-the-fact text touch-up / edit. For what you are attempting, Adobe InDesign or Adobe Illustrator or even Microsoft Word would be a much better solution. And from each of those programs you can save/export PDF.

          - Dov

[cbordeman]

This answer is wrong.  All you need to do is change the field to NOT multi-line.  It will then vertically center.

[Shrinkage]

You're right. Thanks for the simple solution

[Meg5EBD]

Only for single-line content. The moment you select 'multi-line', it aligns top. 

[IZ87]

The answer wasn't wrong but perfect but just for another issue still related to vertical alignment. I needed vertical top alignment not centered vertical alignment and I was stuck until I got that answer. Actually, the only one I found about this issue when googling.

[Leeann28738674czje]

I am also having a vertical text alignment issue. I need the field to hold a bottom alginment. When using the CTRL E solution, that bottom alignment resets when the text is removed. Is there a way to fix this and hold that alignment?

[tzahranul]

The fact that alignment is set to centered and some Text fields do as such while others don't annoys me to hell and back. Did I mention that while making forms in Adobe Acrobat I would get font corruption? What the hell Adobe, I am one nervous breakdown away from cancelling all and everything Adobe related I swear. How does it end up having jitters and stutters and frame drops on a 4000$ iMac Pro when I move a text field? Phew, had to say, I have no fix for when text fields decide not to center other than literally re-adding them and hoping they keep the set propperty accordingly.  

[tzahranul]

Should mention that sometimes, I can get text centered by literally setting font size. Sometimes. 

[tzahranul]