Text field questions: 1. Scrolling 2. Multiple Lines

Hello,
I am creating a form with Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.
I have two questions:
1. When I have a text field, and I enter the text in the PDF view, it will keep going until I stop. This causes the text field to become a scroll box. How do I stop that? I want the text to stop when there is no more room left. I understand there is a length limit, but that mean I have to count the number of characters, and also estimate as to what amount off room each character takes. For example, 'i' takes a lot less room than 'Q' with the default font.
2. I want my text field too look like this:
TEXT FIELD: ____________________________________
How do I do that? I can only get the caption to, when set to left, be in the middle of the field. Also I cannot see the literal 'multiple lines'.
Thanks a lot!

I have answer for the first question....all you need to do is copy the following JS code to enter event of each field that you have trouble with.
var acroSOM = this.somExpression.substr(15, this.somExpression.length - 1);
var acroField = event.target.getField(acroSOM);
acroField.doNotScroll = true;
I doubt there is an answer other than NO (in LC 7) for your second question.
Good luck,
SekharN

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