More PDF template woes!

I am building a PDF template which needs to have 2 lines on the right hand column but only 1 line on the left. I have set the template up as specified in the manual, but it appears to put the left column 1 record out.
If I only have 1 line, then all lines up fine. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Update - Many exhausted options later, I tried changing the tooltip entry on the second line to match the data on the first. Suddenly - it works as it should!
This may just be a function of different versions of Acrobat. I am unit version 8.
Anyway, could be useful information if anyone else needs to work with PDF templates.
Edited by: mike_p on Nov 24, 2009 4:42 PM

Hi Tim,
Don't I know it! - this one was done this way due to having a pre-printed form which we had to line up against. It's been a pretty steep learning curve. Also may have a new (and possibly easire) approach for barcodes.
Regards,
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