Can a drop down list item be multi line?

got (another) problem.
Client has asked me to add a new drop down list of reference codes. Some of these codes are very long - the biggest one reaching 3 lines A4 width.
So testing it as a pdf I notice that anything that goes beyond the visual area of the dropdown shows as a pop-up box for the user to select - which is nice - at least they can see the entire content. Unfortunately, when they select this item it cuts off most of the content and the same happens when the form is printed.
Ideally, if the entry is selected it would be great for it to appear in multi lined format so it can be entirely visible/printed - is this possible?
If not, any other ideas. The list is about 20 entries deep and although I could just have it as a list with checkboxes I'd rather keep the form as succinct as possible.
Thanks,
Sunil

Hi radzmar,
Your links sounds like it's the right answer for me. Unfortunately, the correct answer has a link to a file that keeps bouncing me to the adobe.com from page so I can't see the code or any other information apart from the lo res screen shot. Can you help me any further?
Many thanks,
Sunil

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