Interactive PDF Question

Hi all,
I'm trying to create an interactive pdf using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro
I'm trying to create either through buttons or a drop down list, items when selected reveal other information.
If I use sandwiches as an example, I want the pdf to display the sandwich names like this
Egg Mayo
Tuna Sweetcorn
Cheese & Onion
I want it to be that when you click on the sandwich option a text field appears which shows the nutritionanl information etc for that sandwich.
I know you can do it with the show/hide option but this way you have to leave a lot of blank space and does not look very professional for the end user.
Any suggestions?

If you mean that you want to "re-flow" the document when a selection is
made, it's not possible, unless the entire contents of the file is located
in form fields. The other option is to create a dynamic form using
LiveCycle Designer, but that's a whole other story.

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