Acrobat Form Fill Fields - Can you specify a font?

I know this is an old post and that InDesign now allows you to enter the font for form fields, but there are still use cases in forms created in InDesign that this may be useful for such as forgetting to set it, modifying an older form, or deciding to change the font. This method could change hundreds of fields with a simple script and save you immeasurable time in InDesign by having to manually set each field.

This is the AcroForm solution in Acrobat:

First, you need to find out the PDSysFont Name.

1. Create a text field in a PDF document and change the font of the field to  your desired font in the field properties

2. Open the JS Console (CTRL + J) and execute the script (Select All and hit CTRL + Enter)

   this.getField("Text1").textFont
   Replace "Text1" with your field name

3. The string returned to the console is the PDSysFont that you'll need below.

After you get the font name,  you can then run this script in the console (Remember to select all and CTRL + Enter to run the script). This script assumes you want the font to be Myriad Pro Regular, and it will apply to all text fields in the document. Change MyraidPro-Regular to the PDSysFont you got in the steps above. PDF forms also have other form field types such as combobox. Lookup the Acrobat SDK for more info:

for (var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++) {
	var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
	var f = this.getField(fname);
	if(f.type === "text") {
		f.textFont = "MyriadPro-Regular";
	}
}

Yes you can.

First click on Form Tools, then click Form Edit, then just right click on a form field, select Properties, second Tab - Appearances.

Here you can designate the font and its size.

I hope that that helps, even though it may be kind of late now in 2018, but if anyone wants to know that is how I do it.
Also note, I use InDesign CS6 to create my PDFs.

Hi Bobby,

It is possible to change fonts in Acrobat Pro. You can fix multiple fields at a time (I've done as many as 20 at a time) by doing a marquee select around them (make sure Text Field Properties dialog box is open to the Appearance tab before selecting the fields) and changing ONLY the font property.

In Acrobat Pro DC (2015 release)

Choose "tools"

Choose "prepare form"

Now select the editable fields you want to change the font in (from the Times default)

On the right, choose "more" (there is a tool icon next to it)

Choose "Show field properties"

Choose "Appearance"

Under "Text" set your font and font size

I hope that helps, it took me ages to find.

I hope this helps anyone working with Adobe CC.

> Create your text field in InDesign

> Export as an Interactive PDF

> When in Acrobat, click "Prepare Form"

> Right click on your text field

> Click Properties...

> Adjust font, alignment, color, size etc. here.

I've been searching for a solution and found a fellow who writes custom scripts for Acrobat.

He created a script with a front end that lets you select fields to edit (by name, by type, by page) and allows you to mass edit field properties. Based on the number of forum posts here and elsewhere about this problem, this could be a very valuable tool.

Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat -- Mass Edit Fields Properties

This text editor keeps changing the URL into a clickable link page title, but in case that doesn't work, here it is without the auto-link feature that keeps overriding my paste.

try67.blogspot.com/2013/06/acrobat-mass-edit-fields-properties.html

Carol

You can edit the typeface used in your text fields in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Create your form with all the appropriate text fields you would like in InDesign CS6 then:

• export your form from InDesign CS6 as an interactive PDF
• open your file in Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Click "TOOLS" on the right hand side (next to sign and comment)
• Click "INTERACTIVE OBJECTS"
• Click "SELECT OBJECT"
• Then select all or any text fields you would like to change
  • if selected the text field should appear blue, not red, as well as displaying the description (if you assigned one while creating your form in InDesign)
• Once selected RIGHT CICK (if using a MAC or mouse without a right click button press crtl + click your mouse)
• a pop-up should appear and the at the top of the list you will see PROPERTIES
• click properties and go to APPEARANCE
• under the TEXT section you will see options to alter your text fields designated typeface, color and size

NOTE: I believe if the user filling out the form does not have the typeface you assigned to the text field(s) it will default to New Times Roman

You can kind of get around this by instead of using a form field, add a comment after the PDF has been created. You can specify the font of a comment and any user will be able to click on the comment and edit it. However, they will still require the specified font on their PC.

For example, I have used it where the user needs to specify an email address. The comment i entered simply says "Enter your email", the user edits the comment and their email is shown in the font selected.

The user will still be able to change the font, size etc so it isnt the most secure solution, but its more than is being offered at this time with indesign.

I know this is an old post, but I've been having the same problem and have worked out how to fix it in Acrobat. Go to Tools > Select object and click on the text field you want to alter. Right click and go to Properties > Appearance. You can change font attributes etc. from there.

Bah I was just wondering the same. Damn shame Adobe stopped short of Font selection for form fields, even just web fonts would be good, Times is just so ugly.