Multi-Line Fields that Move

Is there a way I can get a multi-line field to fit to the type that has been entered and then have all remaining fields move up? Users will be filling in photo instructions and some won't be as lengthy as others, but they have more photo info fields to fill out and they want to get as much as they can on one page.
No is an acceptable answer (but they aren't going to like it). Any help or ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Jon
since you are constantly reminding us of LiveCycle Designer. Is that a separate application you purchase for PC's.
I know you bring up this program to poke Mac users in the eye with.
But now with the advent of Parallel's on Intel Mac's, can it be used independent of Acrobat. might be an alternative if they just have to get designer.

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I can point you to some online information. I really don't know the steps myself.
This blog talks about how to do it in LiveCycle Designer: http://blogs.uoregon.edu/developments/2010/12/29/pdf-making-text-fields-grow-to-accommodat e-text/comment-page-1/
You could also consider asking the user in this post for their idea on how to do it without making a dynamic form (LiveCycle): http://forums.adobe.com/message/4841774
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No trigger on the field. Multi line Property is set to true.
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Contents of the field are deleted when I use ENTER key in a multi line field.
Any solution?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Nadeem Ameer ():
Contents of the field are deleted when I use ENTER key in a multi line field.
Any solution?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
the normal that when you press an Enter key
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Dim intStartSearch As Integer
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Rich Locus, Logicwurks, LLC
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