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Placement of form fields

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2008-09-05 15:15:25
bnielsen
Registered: Feb 21 2006
Posts: 2
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I've discovered with Acrobat Pro 8 (win) that I'm not able to place form fields at all accurately on a page. Placement was never a problem before, as I could lay a checkbox directly over an image of a checkbox, for instance. Now the field is only moveable in rather large increments. Is there some setting that may control this, or am I out of luck with this change? It makes a MAJOR problem for creation of forms.

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2008-09-05 15:43:01
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Dimitri
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Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi bnielsen,

Are you using the arrow keys on your keyboard to nudge the fields into place after getting them close to your target? You can move the fields in fairly small increments that way.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
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Dimitri Munkirs
WindJack Solutions
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2008-09-05 16:09:00
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George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Also, check to see if the "Snap to Grid" setting is enabled: View > Snap to Grid
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