Expand/Collapse Text Fields

I'm working on a newsletter - I'd like to have a paragraph and at the end, have a "more" link that would expand to show the entire story. Also, a "less" link to collapse the story. I'm told that this can be done it Livecycle, but I'm fairly new to it. Are there tools to acomplish this in Livecycle, or will this be some type of Java code?
Any help would be appreciated - Thanks.

Hi,
this is indeed possible with Designer, when you create dynamic forms (XFA forms).
Here's a sample form, with a text field you can expand/collaps with a button.
https://acrobat.com/#d=uluWF9NaAmvOe45rYXQmEQ

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Don't see that they made this bar adjustable and they gave critical field boxes like links, alt and SRC a very short set of visible characters and so entering things like long links and image names is not easy. Thought this was a Mac conversion thing, but I also know it's this way on PC.
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primarily use the Inspector to change/add links and to change alt text, etc. I like editing the properties in one place.
Same here. I always use the Property Inspector (PI) for those things. Always have. That's what it's there for.
Once again, it doesn't bother you that the field boxes only show about 10 characters, so that anything else you type or paste in has to be scrolled to make sure you input the link correctly? Sounds like afterthought to me - you can't possible read even the shortest URL.
I never type in those fields.
I paste, or use Browse to File or Point to File.
They're always filled out correctly that way.
I find the tooltip another step to take. I come from GoLive, where all this was so clear and easy, plus the fact that it could autofill the http://, saving even more time.
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First I would adjust the content area on the Master Page, so that you have your margins in the right distance from the left (and top, bottom and right).
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Some aspects for laying out objects: http://assure.ly/ewrLMo.
Master pages and content areas: http://assure.ly/g0Wx7r.
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Disclaimer: Not a JAVA/programmer type. I typically Google things to death and try to learn from there. Created a form and followed some other's suggestions but I'm in a bind with expanding a field (text field) to allow for users to enter info and for it to print the full entry once submitted.
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http://www.assuredynamics.com/index.php/code-solutions/email-solutions/
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