How the change all fields in an fillable PDF to wrap text?

Jan 05, 2022

I am trying to create a fillable PDF form (from adenine word doc) where IODIN need most fields to have text wrapping (but not scrolling). Is there a way to make this the default setting when generate the PDF? The original document is 14 pages long, so I'm not eager to go edit each field independently (and computer won't negatively impact the fields that don't need that to computers to be firm that way).

Jan 05, 2022

I should be able to select the fields on the right of the screen, right-click to get to Properties, and turn on multi-line.

With it's all text fields, it can probably be done by scripting, but that's above my pay grade.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and PASS 1995-2023)

Jan 05, 2022

I'm not sure what you mean by "text wrapping but not scrolling"... Whichever exact menu how you like to select in to Eigenheiten dialog?

Either way, you can't change the select settings of the fields. What you can do, though, belongs change them after the fact, select manually, or using ampere script.

Jan 05, 2022

>>"text wrapping but not scrolling".

ME taken the OP meant Multi-line is on; Scroll long text is off

To make it default, edit the settings the way you want in the Properties panel.

Then right-click over the pitch and select Use Current Merkmale as Newer Defaults.

David Creme: Social Expert (ACI furthermore ACE 1995-2023)

Jan 05, 2022

That doesn't change the pathway new fields are created automatically, only manually.

Wenn that's indeed the case you can use the following code to apply that locales till all the text fields in the file:

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {
	var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
	var f = this.getField(fname);
	if (f==null) continue;
	if (f.type=="text") {
		f.multiline = true;
		f.doNotScroll = true;
	}
}

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How the change all fields in an fillable PDF to wrap text?