Acrobat X Form Filler

In using form filler is there a way I can make a universal change to the font and have all fonts at Times Roman 11 pt? Can I use a carriage return to widen the box? Is form filler available on Acrobat 9?

OK, let's try to get some terminology fixed. You have a document that you have created as a PDF that looks like a form (it is not a form in the PDF sense). You are now trying to create form fields that can be filled in that gives you a form PDF. The first question is which product are you using to create the form, Acrobat or Designer? If you do not get transferred to Designer from Acrobat and get a forms tool in Acrobat you are creating an AcroForm.
You can right click on a text field and select to edit the properites. It is common to leave the text to be automatic in size. However, you can set the font if you wish. I think you can select several fields and do the property change to all at the same time, but am not sure. Instructions for forms are in the manual (see the help menu). There are also license restrictions for allowing saving of the form for Reader and also considerations for using e-mail submission of the form data (both does the Reader and e-mail of a user communicate properly and be careful about private datta being sent by e-mail). Good luck.

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See the same page, now with an image attached of what I just explained:
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