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angela_harris1
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November 4, 2016
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Set field text alignment to bottom-centered on PDF fillable form.

  • November 4, 2016
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I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

I am need one of my fields to align center bottom for everyone who fills out the form I am creating.  I know how to set center alignment and I know how to change the vertical alignment (RTF on, CMD+E, "More...", "Paragraph") if I am the one filling out the form, but I need the vertical alignment to be set to bottom on the form without the end-user having to do any formatting.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

PS. I could also use some help on having directions appear in the field, but disappear as soon as the field is clicked AND, if the field isn't clicked, I don't want that instructional text to print.  --- I can work around this one if there isn't a reasonable solution, but I figured I would ask while I'm here...

Correct answer George_Johnson

Unfortunately, you can't set the vertical alignment for a field apart from the manual method you already know about.

For instructional text, you can use the method discussed here: Is there a way to add instructional text to my text field that will disappear when clicked? (PDF Forms)

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Anonymous
January 14, 2021

Not sure if you can help but what is the manual method you mentioned? I have a form where the end user's text is appearing vertically and outside the box, I need it to appear horizontally.

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George_Johnson
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January 15, 2021

That sounds like an entirely different issue. If you can post the form here or provide a link to it online, we can take a look to see what the problem is.

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George_JohnsonCorrect answer
Inspiring
November 4, 2016

Unfortunately, you can't set the vertical alignment for a field apart from the manual method you already know about.

For instructional text, you can use the method discussed here: Is there a way to add instructional text to my text field that will disappear when clicked? (PDF Forms)

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    angela_harris1Author
    New Participant
    November 4, 2016

    Thank you for the answer! Disappointing (and confusing, cause it feels like it shouldn't be that unusual a function), but thank you anyway.

    Super thank you for the link for my other issue.

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