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text field properties will not allow me to add a border

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November 27, 2017
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I am trying to add a border color and line thickness to text field boxes on a pdf form. Acrobat Pro DC will not change the color from transparent and will not allow me to add a border. Both "Line Color" and "Line Thickness" remain greyed out. Is there an issue with this feature in Acrobat? Thanks.

Correct answer BhavnaNegi

The fix for this issue has been officially rolled out with latest Acrobat update

More details here: 19.008.20071 Planned update, October 02, 2018 — Release Notes for Acrobat DC Products

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syoussef27868466oeq8

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Not the most complete or elegant solution, but I only wanted the entry fields to show. On a Mac you can click on the Edit dropdown at the top, Form Options, Highlight Existing Fields.

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Molly27836377sd7m

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I know this was asked so so long ago but I just ran into this problem and found a fix! If anybody searches recently on how to fix this, hopefully this helps!

Make sure you are using the Prepare Form tool.

1. Right click on the text box that does not have a border

2. Click on Properties then on Appearance

3. From here, click on the square next to Border Color

4. Uncheck the box towards the bottom labeled Transparent

Hopefully that helps anybody searching for a fix!

johnnynav

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Yep, thanks. That was the fix. Adobe has created such an unintuitive user interface with Acrobat, it's unbelievable. The simplest things have been made so overly complex in most of their software. Makes you wonder what kind of usability testing, if any, they're doing these days before releasing updates. Sigh.

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RonnyJeno

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I got it to work by unchecking the "Transparent" check box when choosing a color.

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC version 2021.001.20155

Mac Pro Late 2013 model

macOS Mojave

Version 10.14.6

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scrambled_eggs

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Thank you for providing the only useful information in this whole thread. Unchecking 'transparent' fixed it for me too.

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HaneyOttawa

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After fiddling around, I found that if I dragged the color tile that I wanted and dropped it on the Line Color and Line Thickness boxes, it would take.

BTW, working on a MacBook Pro in Acrobat Pro DC, version 2020.012.20048

johnr30022082

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This worked, but what a crappy, non-intuitive workaround!

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HaneyOttawa

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I cannot add a border coler to a text field box on a PDF. As reported in 2017 by Lars_Dietrich, Acrobat Pro DC will not change the color from transparent and will not allow me to add a border. Both "Line Color" and "Line Thickness" remain greyed out. -- What to do?

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Brainiac

You’re welcome. The CC panel often gets it wrong, so what is your actual version of Acrobat, from About.

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BhavnaNegiCorrect answer

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The fix for this issue has been officially rolled out with latest Acrobat update

More details here: 19.008.20071 Planned update, October 02, 2018 — Release Notes for Acrobat DC Products

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Thom Hayes

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urgh. Been going mad thinking im doing something wrong or missing something obvious. Just found this ancient thread - its now like 8 months later and still no fix? Wow