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February 28, 2005

Dynamic Text Box size

  • February 28, 2005
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I would like to have a multi-line text box that starts as one line, then grows if the user adds multiple lines of text.



Currently I have the "allow multiple lines" field property checked, and the expand to fit height property checked. However, when I enter text in the preview I get a vertical scroll slider on the right as multiple lines are entered rather than an explanding text box. This verticle scroll slider certainly wouldn't be effective in a printed document.



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33 replies

March 23, 2009
Hey,

So I have the forms set to auto-fit and I have each of the column that I want to expand set to "flowed" with the direction set to "Top to Bottom". What ends up happening when I enter text either the text writes over each other and makes a mess OR the lines go onto the screen instead of another page. I've tried wrapping the entire document in a sub-document and making it "flowed" and I've tried making just the sections that I want to expand "flowed" and same thing. I know that Adobe can do it I just don't know what' I'm doing wrong.



Thanks for the help,



Jeffrey
March 23, 2009
Hi Jeffrey,



I have uploaded a fairly simple sample pdf that allows each textbox to be pushed down as more text are being entered. Study the hierarchy, mimic it from scratch, and let me know if you have any more questions.



http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VLMABG7I



P.S. A fairly simple requirement to make this work is to save it in Adobe 7 + dynamic format.



Good luck,

An
March 24, 2009
Hi all, First of all thanks to everyone for the help!! It was much appreciated and I think I'm just about done! My only other problem is that my basic form spans 2 pages. I have the forms dynamic and they can span 2 pages (thanks An). My problem is that when the forms span into the next page my second page jumps down a page even if the form only takes about two line of the second page. As this is a horrible waste of space and I'm worried that people will miss the second page if it isn't initially visible is there anyway I can keep the text together on the second page? I've already tried checking the "keep with previous box" I've tried selecting in place "following previous". Is there any way to fix this 'cause I think I'm about an inch from pretending it's Friday and giving up!