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RixBtrfly
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November 28, 2017
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How do I vertically align text in a text field in Acrobat Pro DC?

  • November 28, 2017
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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!

    Correct answer George_Johnson

    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.

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    tzahranul
    New Participant
    November 6, 2023

    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.  

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    tzahranul
    New Participant
    November 6, 2023

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

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    tzahranul
    New Participant
    November 6, 2023

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    Leeann28738674czje
    New Participant
    March 7, 2023

    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?

     

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      cbordeman
      New Participant
      October 24, 2020

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

        Shrinkage
        Shrinkage
        New Participant
        October 28, 2020

        You're right. Thanks for the simple solution

        Dov Isaacs
        Dov Isaacs
        Brainiac
        November 28, 2017

        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

        - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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          AF.AF
          New Participant
          May 19, 2025

          When creating a document, it is hard to guess the use of it at the client's end... or even knowing that, the features that the client wants after you have delivered the final files. It would be a simple feature to add in formatting a form field. We can adjust horizontal alignment already (left / centered / right). Vertical alignment (top / middle / bottom) wouldn't be such a nonsense.

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          Community Manager
          S_SCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          June 18, 2025

          Hi @AF.AF,

           

          Got your point. 

           

          Please fill in your feature request here: https://adobe.ly/408hXBi to ensure it reaches the engineering team for their review and future implementation.

           

          Once done, please feel free to share the link to the post here for other users to upvote the request. The more the upvotes, better the impact.

           

          Regards,

          Souvik.

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            George_JohnsonCorrect answer
            Inspiring
            November 28, 2017

            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.

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              anastasiyai79396684
              New Participant
              October 14, 2021

              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.

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