Create Expandable Text Field Forms
Adobe Acrobat Pro needs to have the ability to create expandable text field forms that allow the text box to expand when the user types similar to what you can do with Livecycle.
This is a feature that has been requested a lot online. Currently Acrobat Pro only allows multi-line text field forms with a scroll bar, but you cannot create an expanding text field form that increases in the height of the text field to accomodate more text.
The functionality to create this even in Livecycle is too clunky and complicated to use.

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Anonymous commented
Absolutely essential that this feature be available in forms. Otherwise, we'll be forced to create such forms in Word, which has this capability.
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Graham commented
We still NEED this feature!!!!!!!
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Farther Reaches commented
Big time YES! It is actually laughable that this feature is not yet included in Acrobat!
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Josh commented
Yes to adding this BASIC functionality!
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Sasha commented
This request has been on the docket for a long time. Years ago, I stopped using Acrobat because it lacked this feature. Switched to Word (c'mon Adobe, we really have to go there?!!). Luckily, the field of competitors grew substantially and there are some options. I decided to come back to Adobe to check things out before making a commitment. I am bummed that this won't work. It's not a hard feature to implement and it seems it's turning off new (or returning, like me) users quickly and sours the image of the brand. Please consider taking care of this asap. I'd like to stay with Adobe, but this feature is key.
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Liz commented
I bought Adobe pro for this specific purpose only to find out it doesn’t have the capability. This is very upsetting for my company. I debated going with Adobe or another software program, and now I regret my decision. We will not be renewing. Now we’ll have to purchase from another company to fill this need. Such disappointment. You’ve absolutely fragmented your program availability to make more money and it’s sad. Glad there are so many competitors now. Lesson learned.
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Anonymous commented
I need this for the form I am creating using the tools of Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017.
UPVOTING this issue.
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Anonymous commented
yes please, my company would like this functionality but wont pay for the extra license to use Experience Manager to include this functionality in our pdfs. This seems to be a huge oversight in Adobe's business planning - your suite of applications has become too fragmented and yet too dependent on each other.
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Shelly commented
PLEASE!!! I need this capability. Seems silly that this can't be accomplished.
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PMC commented
+1 I absolutely need this for status reporting, and different project managers may have different volume of updates to give depending on individual situations. I have just requested a licence for Adobe Acrobat Pro in order to do this, so shocked to hear it cannot.
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Mike Kallet commented
This request is now 4 YEARS and counting. Is anyone at Adobe listening?
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Anonymous commented
I am converting all of my fillable forms from Word to Adobe Acrobat. This is mind boggling that Acrobat cannot do this. It seems pretty basic. Ughhhhhh!
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Anonymous commented
Yes, I, and many others, need it
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Jessica commented
Yes, please :D We need it!
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Anonymous commented
It is stupid that they don't already have this capability. Maybe there is a freeware option out there... Adobe is getting lazy and perhaps this is a good time for a little healthy competition.
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Brad commented
Is this still under review? We definitely need this ability.
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Anonymous commented
Absolutely need this capability! PLEASE add it to Adobe Acrobat Pro
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Anonymous commented
John, how did you get this to work in Livecycle. I have a form that is 5 pages of various tables with numerous fields that need to be able to expand. Using livecycle I was able to get the field to expand but it wouldn't shift the information to the next page at all no matter what I did. What's the secret to this.
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John commented
Absolutely a must have. I have had to go back to Livecycle for the majority of my forms because of this problem.
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Lucia Oliveira commented
Very much agree with this. My issue is mainly due to forms where the print version needs to include all the content, without having the text being cut and/or small unreadable font.
Creating a form through Adobe is much easier and user friendly than AEM Forms (where this is possible). I just need this one thing in Adobe Acrobat Pro to be able to switch from MS Word forms to Adobe forms.
Meanwhile I have to continue to use Word to create forms.