Adobe Acrobat Reader mulitline test field.

[Jan K.]

Hi,
I have a question.
I create forms in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and ask if there is an option to add multiline text in the "drop-down list" field.
I mean, after selecting a text from the list, it should be divided into several rows.

Can you add some code, eg JS, in the properties of this field?

I will be grateful for your help.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

If you're creating forms it's not likely you're using Acrobat Reader, but the full Acrobat.

To answer your question: It is possible, but it's an undocumented (and buggy) feature, so I would advise against using it. It can only be done using a script, like this:

this.getField("Dropdown1").setItems(["Item1 Line1\nLine2", "Item2", "Item3"]);

[Jan K.]

Oh crap I wrote a reply 2 days ago and now I can see that it hasn't sent out after all. 🙂

Thanks for answering that, and I will try to use it despite your warnings.

I still have a question, I'm not the best at JS, could you please describe a little more where I can use the script you wrote above?

[try67]

From the JS Console is the best way. Press Ctrl+J, paste the code into the editor, select it with the mouse/keyboard and press Ctrl+Enter to run it.