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overflow text and printing

2007-10-23 10:22:42

certain

Registered: Oct 22 2007

Posts: 10

Hello,

I am trying to make a form that has several text fields where several pages of data might be typed. I would like to have the ability to either print out the form with the overflow text showing or somehow put the data into a word document. We want everything to still be readable.

Is this possible?

2007-10-23 10:31:44

lkassuba

Registered: Jun 28 2007

Posts: 3636

Sounds like you might be able to take advantage of Livecycle Designer's dynamic form capability. There are a lot of things to consider before creating dynamic forms so I would suggest reading Carl Young's article on this at:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/articles/2006/08/designer_or_forms/index.php

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

2007-10-23 12:56:50

certain

Registered: Oct 22 2007

Posts: 10

So, I can not use acrobat to insert new pages when there is overflow text?

What about printing from acrobat, is there not a way to print all of the text in a field that is overflowing?

2007-10-24 10:30:42

lkassuba

Registered: Jun 28 2007

Posts: 3636

In Acrobat the form fields are a fixed size. You can create a multi-line text field but it won't automatically flow onto a second page. Also, if you fill text in beyond the fixed field size, you'll see a + sign at the bottom right corner of the field, which also means all your field information won't be viewable when you print. Designer forms on the other hand dynamically expand and can produce new pages.

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