PDF Text Field Form Label

Hello everyone.  I was wondering if there was a way to make a label viewable in normal mode for a PDF text field form.  I am making my PDF a form with a fillable text box in it.  Well, I'd like the box name to show up when someone opens the PDF, not just if they only go into the edit form view.  I hope I'm making sense.  So far, the only thing I can think of is making a Button with the label above the fillable text box or make the text box a combo box.  However, with a combo box, I can't edit how the text will look when it's typed in.  Right now, though, when a person opens the PDF normally, the highlighted fillable text boxes show up but not the labels with them even though I have names entered in on Name and Tooltip.
Any suggestions?

Oh my gosh... I feel like such a dork!!  I took a fresh look at it this morning, and the ONLY mistake I had was that I put the ending quotations in the wrong spot!  I forgot to include (Optional) inside the quotations for the label!
I had this:  if (!event.value) event.value = "Company Information" (Optional);
Instead of this:  if (!event.value) event.value = "Company Information (Optional)";
Oi!!  That was it! lol!  I'm sorry about that.  And yes, without those quotations, my text form fields don't work.  I hadn't seen your message before (until now) asking for me to clarify that.  I'm sorry!  That's the only spot I needed quotations.  If I don't have them, Adobe tells me that I'm missing characters.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!  I wish there was a way to give brownie points or something on here either than "Right Answer".  You have helped me so much and deserve a lot of brownie points!   Thank you!!
If Adobe is reading this, please give George Johnson a reward or something, please!  He was very helpful and patient with me.

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