Is there any way on a Fillable Pdf Form to create a Text Field, that can reduce the font size in it, if the content is longer than the fixed size of Text Field? ( to display variable name length in static sized Text Field )

Report · Apr 09, 2016

I have a question for you about making a Fillable Pdf form with responsive font size in the Text Fields. Now I am creating a corporate badge with a fix size text field on the cover, yet should include worker names with variable name lengths.

So my client asked me if I could make a Text Field on the cover with a feature, so the field could dynamically reduce the font size in it, to fit the size of the names to the length of the Text Field. So in this way we can display any names if the font size is a variable and connected to the length of the Text Field somehow.

I have seen dozens of tutorials and now I have a viable interactive text field, but if the name in it is too long, you cannot type the full name, or otherwise if I turn on the scrollable Text Field feature, I can't see the whole name displayed in the Text Field, because it's scrolled as many characters toward from the beginning as longer was the text compared to the length of the Text Field. So I am sure the solution will be outside of the Buttons and Forms Panel if we speak about Indesign, but I also would be glad if I could get any reply from Acrobat professionals as well! So now I am still caught in this situation and searching for the answer on the web and if I find it, I am sure I will share it! Otherwise if you have any ideas or questions about my problem feel free to share your viewpoint, I will be around!

Thank you for your attention and I wish you a great workflow!

Report · Apr 09, 2016

In Acrobat or InDesign, you can set the font size of the text field to Auto. If more text is entered than would normally fit in the field, the font size will automatically decrease in the attempt to display all of the entered text, down to a minimum of 4 points. To match an initial size, you'll have to set the height of the field so it matches what you want. This involves a bit of trial and error since there is no property you can set to specify the initial font size. Multiline fields will default to a size of 12, however. Although you can set the font size to Auto in InDesign, you'll have to set the font in Acrobat.

Report · Apr 10, 2016

Thank you for your great help! This was very important for me and now this case is solved, thanks to your attention! Cheers!