Text box printing

I have a form with several textfields that are configured to expand to fit the height but two negative effects occur when the field needs to expand.
1) The field expands when you TAB out and it expands over the text of the next question so you can't read the next question.
2) When the form is printed it does not expand.
Ideally I want the textfield to add a scroll bar on the side for the electronic copy and only expand the fields when it is printed.
This is very easy but I have checked all my settings and read other posts that seem like I have everyrhing configured correctly.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

I realized that I needed to have a Flowed layout. I think I got it now.

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I am creating a site for a class I'm teaching and I would like to create a series of text boxes on a Master page, each one separated by headers or images. However, each one of the child pages created from this Master will have different amounts of text in any given text box. For instance, Lesson #1 would have sections for Lesson, Homework, Handouts and the like, each one separated by a graphic or header for that section. Another page -- let's say, Lesson #2 -- would have the same sections and identical separating graphic, but different amounts of text in each of the text boxes. The same for Lesson #3, Lesson #4, etc.
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A colleague of mine pointed out to me that if a user fills out the form using Apple's Preview application, if the form is then viewed in Acrobat/Reader you will get the behaviors you describe of not seeing the entered text unless the field is selected and of the text boxes printing blank.
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I am using the big date calendar template and when I submit it to apple for printing I lose the name of two months. These names are not text boxes. I see the names when I send it in but something happens during the transmission to apple. It was suggested

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Hi hlolrich,
According to the description, you want to remove the shapes which created after you print the presentaion.
I suggest that you name the shape you added with some rule, then we can delete thease shapes via the name rule.
And here is a sample that you delete the shapes which name contains the
myShape words on the first slide for your reference:
Sub deleteShapes()
For Each aShape In Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
If InStr(aShape.Name, "myShape") Then
aShape.Delete
End If
Next aShape
End Sub
Also you can learn more about PowerPoint developing from link below:
How do I... (PowerPoint 2013 developer reference)
PowerPoint 2013
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