Universal change to Text Box Text properties?

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January 10, 2023
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I inherited a large file with a lot of text box comments of varying text sizes (see image as an example).

Is there a way to make a universal change to the text size in these text boxes, or does each one need to be adjusted manually?

Thanks for any help.

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Correct answer try67

OK, then you can do it using this code:

this.syncAnnotScan();
var annots = this.getAnnots();
if (annots!=null) {
	for (var i in annots) {
		var annot = annots[i];
		if (annot.type=="FreeText") {
			var annotContents = annot.richContents;
			for (var j in annotContents) annotContents[j].textSize = 20;
			annot.richContents = annotContents;
		}
	}
}

You can run it from the JS Console (for details, see: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/javascript_console), or even from an Action or a Custom Command, if you have Acrobat Pro.

try67

Community Expert

It's possible to do using a script. What size do you want them to be?

Z

Zachary278831829ku9Author

Participating Frequently

Thanks for the response! In this case, I'd say 20 point.

(Not entirely sure how to use a script, for what it's worth)

try67

Correct answer

Community Expert

OK, then you can do it using this code:

this.syncAnnotScan();
var annots = this.getAnnots();
if (annots!=null) {
	for (var i in annots) {
		var annot = annots[i];
		if (annot.type=="FreeText") {
			var annotContents = annot.richContents;
			for (var j in annotContents) annotContents[j].textSize = 20;
			annot.richContents = annotContents;
		}
	}
}

You can run it from the JS Console (for details, see: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/javascript_console), or even from an Action or a Custom Command, if you have Acrobat Pro.

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