Trying to center justify a drop down field (Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017)

[renerg5th]

I can't seem to alter the justification of the data in the field.  It is automatically left justified.  I have a list of items that I need to have centered and not left justified.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Not possible. You can add spaces (or tabs, using a script) before the

items, though.

[renerg5th]

Where can you add a script, I tried looking for that as well?

[try67]

You don't add this script. You need to execute it (from the JS Console, for example) to set the items of the field.

The code would be something like this:

this.getField("Dropdown1").setItems(["\tItem1", "\tItem 1.1", "\t\tItem 1.2", "\tItem 2"]);

The "\t" escape character is a tab. I used it twice to create indentation, but you can use it only once to align the text (somewhat) to the center of the field.

[STL_TOM_72]

Would I apply this to the format field? 

[Bernd Alheit]

No. 

[Joseph from Sivas]

Hi 

If you put this code Format/Custom/Custom Script Code Area It will be work but you must change the code like this "this.getField("Dropdown1").selectItems(["\tItem1", "\tItem 1.1", "\t\tItem 1.2", "\tItem 2"]);"

After that just change the Item names (Item1,Item1.1...) t must be stay and don't forget change dropdown name .This way you can make to center your dropdownlists 

[try67]

The name of the method is setItems, not selectItems, though...

[John B. Kalla]

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[MaryHelenShuff]

If I'm undertanding correctly and you are talking about the alignment of text that a user will enter (or has entered) inside a FIELD, you can adjust the alignment in the field's PROPERTIES menu >> in the OPTIONS tab.

See attached image.

[try67]

This is a text field. The question was about a drop-down field...

[MaryHelenShuff]

Ahhhhh. I understand.

[brian.farrell]

Yeah. Same issue. Not asure why we can center (or left right) align a text field, but not a drop down. Makes no sense.

[Hilda5CD8]

Having problems with this too. Thank you all for the feedback on the post,