Edit Font in Text Field in Acrobat X Pro

I have a PDF that was created and I need to change the font in a text field. I am using Acrobat X Pro and I have been unable to get the typewritter to become active and have not found a way to change the font in this text field.

If it is document text (not really a text field), then use the text edit tool. Select the text and right click to change the font -- has to be compatible with the font that was used when creating the document).

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I'm currently using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro and need to design a form with 'flowable' text; how do I do this?

I'm not sure what you mean by 'flowable' text. Acrobat XI comes with FormsCentral for Acrobat. You can start there to create and generate fillable PDF forms. You can add Formatted Text elements (paragraphs of text) or multi-line text fields. Is that what you need?
With FormsCentral for Acrobat you can create unlimited numbers of PDF forms without a subscription to FormsCentral but if you want to collect data then you will need to get at least a free FormsCentral subscription.
Hope this helps
Gen

Why is the multi-line option not allowed in my text fields? Acrobat X Pro

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ah! found it - the option for Comb of Characters was checked, thus greying out the other options. Thanks anyway!

How can I add javascript text fields to Acrobat pages from Applescript please?

I have a real need to add text fields to Acrobat document pages from Applescript. I can't access the Headers and Footers from Applescript in Acrobat XI. I can set watermarks using the following script, but cannot for the life of me work out how to add text fields. Any advice please?
Regards
set TempAttachmentName to "(20140717121212Z)"
set PreserveFileName to "This is a test"
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activate
set CountOfPages to count of pages
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try
click menu item "Page..." of menu 1 of menu item "Go To" of menu 1 of menu bar item "View" of menu bar 1
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keystroke return
if not bypass then
my ADDHeaderFooter(TempAttachmentName, PreserveFileName & " " & CountOfPages, PageCounter)
end if
end try
end tell
end repeat
end tell
on ADDHeaderFooter(The_String1, The_String2, currentPage)
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
activate
set myDocument to document 1
tell myDocument
tell page currentPage
set cbox to crop box
set item 2 of cbox to (item 2 of cbox) + 44
set item 4 of cbox to (item 4 of cbox) - 44
set media box to cbox
set crop box to cbox
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do script theResult1
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do script theResult2
end tell
end tell
end tell
end ADDHeaderFooter
on Add_WaterMarkText(cText, cFont, nFontSize, nS, nE, nTA, nHA, nVA, nHV, nVV, nR)
set Params to "cText: '" & cText & "'," & return
set Params to Params & "cFont: '" & cFont & "'," & return
set Params to Params & "nFontSize: '" & nFontSize & "'," & return
if class of nS is integer then set Params to Params & "nStart: " & (nS - 1) & "," & return
if class of nE is integer then set Params to Params & "nEnd: " & (nE - 1) & "," & return
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G'day
Unfortunately I don't have the API. My Adobe Reader installation updating to version XI failed, and subsequent attempts to fall back on the X version are blocked by the partial install of XI. Damn Adobe stuff.
Could someone please post the relevant part of the API to give me some pointers, please.
I ha mucked about with some information I found on the Web, and come up with the following, which fails because I can't work out how to address the current document with the variable myDoc.
Regards, Brian
set Params to Params & "var myDoc = this;" & return
set TempAttachmentName to "(20140717121212Z)"
set PreserveFileName to "This is a test"
set bypass to false
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
activate
set CountOfPages to count of pages
repeat with PageCounter from 1 to 1 # CountOfPages
tell application "System Events" to tell process "AdobeAcrobat"
try
click menu item "Page..." of menu 1 of menu item "Go To" of menu 1 of menu bar item "View" of menu bar 1
tell current application to delay 0.1
keystroke PageCounter as text
tell current application to delay 0.1
keystroke return
if not bypass then
my ADDHeaderFooter(TempAttachmentName, PreserveFileName & " " & CountOfPages, PageCounter)
end if
end try
end tell
end repeat
end tell
on ADDHeaderFooter(The_String1, The_String2, currentPage)
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
activate
set myDoc to document 1
tell myDoc
tell page currentPage
set cbox to crop box
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set item 4 of cbox to (item 4 of cbox) - 44
set media box to cbox
set crop box to cbox
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do script theResult1
set theResult2 to my Add_WaterMarkText(The_String2, "Times", 16, 1, 1, 1, 0, 4, 10, -6, 0, myDoc)
do script theResult2
end tell
end tell
end tell
end ADDHeaderFooter
on Add_WaterMarkText(cText, cFont, nFontSize, nS, nE, nTA, nHA, nVA, nHV, nVV, nR, myDoc2)
#set Params to "var myDoc = app.newDoc();" & return
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set Params to Params & "f.strokecolor = color.black;" & return
set Params to Params & "f.richText = true;" & return
set javascript to Params
return javascript
end Add_WaterMarkText

Can I edit anything in a pdf using Acrobat XI Pro?

Can I edit anything in a pdf using Acrobat XI Pro?

And the degree of effective editing may be an issue. Editing is not a recommended task in Acrobat, but instead edit in the original doc and recreate the PDF.

Creating an editable text field in Acrobat Pro 9.5

I create editing tests for applicants to my company. Previously I used Word, but I want to these tests to be pdfs moving forward because when I use Word there are various ways the test takwers can cheat. For most of the sections of the tests I can use various Acrobat form fields, radio buttons, etc. But there is one section that is typically a 700-word text sample that the test taker is required to edit. Would I be able to insert this much text in a text field so that it is editable? I want to limit the test taker's ability to refomat the document, which is another reason I want these to be pdfs.
I am using Acrobat Pro 9.5.
I'd appreciate any suggestions from users.
Thanks.
dg

You can enter as much text as you want into a text field. Just need to
leave enough place for it on the page and make sure to set it as multi-line.
Regarding limiting the ways the document can be edited: Are the test takers
going to be using Reader or Acrobat? If the former, there's no problem.
They can't do anything except fill in the files and save the file (if you
enable that) or print it or submit it back to you.
If they are using Acrobat, or have access to it, then you should password
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When I go to the editing mode inside of actobat pro, all that I can edit are data fields, not static text. How do I select the static text in my form/document so that I can change it? The data fields are all fine as is and I do not need to edit them. I just need to edit the static text in the document. How can this be done?
If I use lifecycle designer, the text does not show up formatted properly and it is impossible to edit because text is too large and some of text fields are on top of each other. In lifecycle designer, I cannot figure out how to select a text area. It has the boxes outlined but it is imposible to change the box size since there is apparently no select tool. Every time I try, I end up editing a box that is on top of the box that I am trying to edit. Any suggestions?

Thanks George. I did not create the form. A previous developer created it. So I am not entirely sure how they created it originally and all we have is the .pdf to work with.
Just some background. The .pdf is static and is on our web server. The web server dynamically creates an .fdf file with data for the form that the web user entered on the web site. The web user can open this .fdf on the web page as it has a link to the corresponding generic .pdf file. It puts the data in the .pdf and is displayed on the web so the user can print the document (rental contract).

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I have designed a business card template in Indesign, and now want to use Acrobat Pro to add in text fields so that a client can edit the contact details on the cards in future.
I need to select a specific text colour for the fields, so that it matches the rest of the design. The cards will obviously need to be printed and the document has been set up in CMYK, but when I enter the CMYK colour breakdown in the Properties > Text Colour panel, it won't apply the colour to that field. The text either stays at the default black, or reverts to RGB - which isn't suitable for printing and doesn't match the colour I need.
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This is for a text field that you create in Acrobat, whether the form is used offline or online. The script is a custom Format script, which you can place by bringing up the Properties dialog for the field, select the Format tab, set a format category of Custom, and you should see where you can enter the script. Change the string "Instructional text goes here" to the text you want to display when the field is blank.

How can I create an expandable text field in Acrobat XI?

I am trying to create a text field that expands with the text that is entered. I have found several forums saying to use subforms, but how do I create those? Does anyone know where I can find a really good turtorial for XI?

There are two type of PDF forms: AcroForms that can be created with Acrobat, and XFA forms (static and dynamic) that can be created with LiveCycle Designer. Since the kind you want (dynamic XFA) cannot be created with Acrobat, you'll have to use LiveCycle Designer. Said another way, AcroForms do not support fields that automatically expand based on content. If you want to ask about dynamic XFA forms, you can ask in the LiveCycle Designer forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/livecycle/livecycle_modules_and_development_tools/livecy cle_designer_es

Why is the font of text fields different from document-text

I am using forms in my pdf.
I am inserting Text-Fields in the pdf-form.
I set the color and size of text as the same as the document text as calibri 9.
1) Why is the font different between the text-field and document content eventhough both are black font of size 9 and of type calibri. The font in the text-field is more gray and blurry. It doesnt look the same as the text in the rest of the document.
2) why do the document-text font options differ from the text-field font options.
One has only sizes with even numbers like 8, 10, 12. The other has odd numbers also. Why does the calibri font have 2 different size ranges for the text-fields and document-text/content.

Yes you are correct, it is with the setting of the properties.
Where do i report this then if it is not with the SDK but the manual setting of properties.
Also, how do i alter this ussue with the SDK, what are the commands, does it have to be done only by Javascript?

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MDM Zinc to extend flash projectors and neither support AS3
correctly to date. That said..
Is a Flash8 SWF capable of using fonts embedded in "other"
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far in linking have succeeded or failed in various ways, but never
fully work.
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with that too!)
I import fonts into, say, 'shared.fla'. I set them all up for
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fine if I embed the font into every single SWF. But when I try to
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fonts with the same linkage identifiers and change the font in a
whole project without re-exporting any other SWFs.
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I guess it's amazing but I honestly, wholly cannot get this
to work.
I made a new AS2 Flash 8 FLA (Forte.fla) with only the Forte
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element was Forte. The linkage was set to "Export for Actionscript"
and "Export in first frame".
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just applied the formatting (status_text.setTextFormat(my_fmt);).
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sharing, Forte.swf". I used both linkage attempts again (Forte and
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FF

hebbie70 wrote:
I just have to ask, why does acrobat not have this functionality that the pc version does?
I use acrobat professional all of the time-I am a designer. I use it along with all of the other big players, like Photoshop, indesign, etc.
There is a need for this amongst the mac world.
Im just sick right now. How do I tell the client this cannot be done AT ALL on a mac, when it would be so easy on a pc, and everything you'd need is already bundled in a nice little package. (acrobat pro and extended for PC)
Adobe, you just sent us back about 5 years.
So, any other ideas of how I can get this to work? Another application?
Well, like other Companies rather than than creating one master code That just needs to change for differences in the look and Feel.
Because The Mac Market is not as Large as PC, they don't put as many features in the Mac Version. That's the way its always been. They think we will put up with shortcomings. And and the sad fact is we do. Just to have any Software. Office2011 comes about as close to Parity as any software out there. It now has Outlook and uses the same Macro Engine as the PC version. However, it still has features missing that in the PC version. And some of the Macro commands that work on PC won't work on Mac (ActiveX Controls for one).
Its just the cards we are dealt. Until the Mac Market becomes equal Parity with The PC Market Then we will have the power to have decent software.

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Many thanks,
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Hi Chauhan,
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Hi, we recently upgraded to Adobe Acrobat XI pro (11.0.4) and when we create a PDF in Word using the Calibri fonts, it doesn't print when using Adobe Reader X.
Prints ok when using Quark or other software, just not working with Office.

Thanks for your answer.
We are in a controlled office environment and unfortunately we cannot receive updates due to company policies. We have to wait until they do another "package" with an upgraded version.
It's printing ok with Adobe Reader XI, but not Reader X (which is our actual default Reader). And again they cannot install Reader XI to all (only me since I'm a graphic designer, I have admin rights). We tried on other printers, not working too. Font is embeded too. It's working when using another PDF maker (like we have PDF X Change, it's working). Was working also with our previous Acrobat X Pro.

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