Visible fields in Acrobat or Live Cycle

I have used both LiveCycle and Acrobat to make this PDF that my clients will be able to download and place their own company name in the text field I have provided.
The problem is the text field shows up as a blue box.
Now I have gone through every option i.e. visible, hidden, visible on screen only, etc..
I want my clients to have the option of sending this to their client or to print it out, whichever they choose. But I don't want the blue box on it at all, in print or on screen.
The MAC I have doesn't show the blue box at all which is perfect. But all the PC's have it on the screen.
I would almost bet it can be done I just don't know how.
Thanks in advance
Wade

I believe what you're talking about is controlled by a user preference. Specifically, "Show background and hover color for form fields", or some such. See "Edit > Preferences > Forms...". In other words, you cannot control this from a PDF. FWIW, it does not show up when printed.
George

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