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brandpaka
brandpaka
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December 13, 2018
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Center horizontally input text in interactive forms - InDesign

  • December 13, 2018
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Is there a way to format the input text (specifically center horizontally, I know I can change the font and the its size) in interactive text fields during InDesign phase? I'm making an interactive PDF form and I'd like to have centered text without messing with the PDF itself leter.

Correct answer Derek Cross

Have a look at FormMagic | Id-Extras.com

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Woman of Destiny
Woman of Destiny
New Participant
July 20, 2020

Unfortunately, this can’t be done in InDesign. Why? I don't know 🤷🏽‍  You, however, can change the property of the field in Acrobat. Prepare form > Double click on the text field to get Properties > Change the alignment in the Options tab > Close > Save. (I learned this from a 2017 post by winterm, but updated it for Acrobat 2020)

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    IUMAHalstead
    New Participant
    July 31, 2020

    We have tried this but are unable to find the proper menu options.  We have looked through every option available to no avail.  Is it possible that the MAC version and Windows version offer differnt options?

      Derek Cross
      Derek Cross
      Braniac
      December 13, 2018

      Open the form in Acrobat Pro and there you can change the field alignment (and more).

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      murrjames
      Known Participant
      May 20, 2021

      Can this be done in Acrobat DC? I cant see how to make text in a field centered?

      John Mensinger
      John Mensinger
      Inspiring
      May 20, 2021

      In Prepare Form mode, double-click the field to call up its Properties dialog. Click the Options tab and choose Center from the Alignment: menu.

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