Expanding text fields to fit text

I have a customer who would like to be able to put large amounts of text into a text field and have it all print. The amount of text can vary, so he would like to have a box where he can enter the text and have the box size adjust to the amount of text entered, even to the point of adding extra pages if necessary. I have tried using the Expand to Fit option, but all that seems to do it allow the text to scroll while the box stays the same size. Is this something that is even possible? If so, how? Thanks.

Hi there,
Usually the "Expand to Fit" option under the Height property of the object is what you need.
You also would have to make sure that your text field is "Allow Multiple Lines" & Field Format set to "Rich Text"
Parents objects (subforms & page) are "Allow Page Breaks Within Content" and the Content set to "Flowed"
And once those settings are set make sure that your text field is Expand to Fit on the Height property!
Hope this help!

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