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How to change font/size in text/callout box

perumula
Registered: Sep 13 2007
Posts: 10

Acrobat 8 Pro, using Mac, cannot find a way to change font in text box or callout box. How??

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8, Macintosh
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Hi perumula,

Make sure your cursor in inside the text box (as though you were going to start typing) then bring up the text box properties cmd + e. This will bring up the text box properties menu where you should see the font, font size, etc. menus. It's also a toolbar you can turn on/off.

Hope this help,
Lori

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

perumula
Registered: Sep 13 2007
Posts: 10
Lori, I've also queried Ali on this and got your response, but I cannot for the life of me get a text cursor back into the text box. I've tried the Select Objects tool, Not. and the text edits tool. Not. Both affect the entire box. I've also double clicked and tried various shift, option command combinations. I cannot select text that I've already put in the box. Help! There must be something very simple I'm missing. Thanks.
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
Check your preference settings under Edit --> Preference under the General Basic Tools. What do you have selected/deselected?Lori

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

nancymc
Registered: Feb 2 2010
Posts: 1
Can I change the text font and size so that it stays consistent for all of my document mark-ups (call-outs and text boxes)? Or do I have to go in and change it every time I insert a new text box or call-out?
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
nancymc wrote:
Can I change the text font and size so that it stays consistent for all of my document mark-ups (call-outs and text boxes)? Or do I have to go in and change it every time I insert a new text box or call-out?
When you select a text box and then right-click for the context menu, you'll see the option to set the current attributes as the default.

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

Registered: Aug 29 2010
Posts: 1
I have been trying to change the font size but it does not work. Itried to pull down the font size handle on the menu bar but it is grayed out. Do I have to download the fonts or what.

Eugene
Tom Cat
Registered: Dec 16 2011
Posts: 1
I have had Adobe X Standard for a month now and every thing was wonderful.

I am now having problems with the font when adding a text box. It appears the same tone asthe rest of the document until you move off of it. Once you do that it becomes very faded.

I can't find a way to fix this.

This is not the text box underthe comment tab. Thei is the "Add or Edit Text Box" command under the Tools/Content/Edit Text and Objects.

Thanks
Tom Cat