PDF Forms text field default properties

[jamesn32478]

How do I set text field default properties?  The forms creator set font sizes that are too large.

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

Right-click the field > Use Current Properties as New Defaults.

It will keep the new settings until the next time you do this. It is not document-specific. Do it separately for each type of field (text, button, etc.)

On a form that exists, you can multiple select fields. A pro tip is that you do not have to close Properties to move from field to field to field. Keep it open and work faster.

[Matous Filipi]

Hi there, this works fine on fields created manually - but does not work on fields recognised automatically by Acrobat. Any idea?

[try67]

That can't be changed.

[George_Johnson]

You don't have any control over what Acrobat uses when it generates form fields for you, unfortunately. I never choose to have Acrobat detect and add form fields, in part because I would have to spend a lot of time making changes. I find it faster to create the fields manually and using the various JavaScript-based tools I've developed to automate the process.