How to Create Forms With Font Changes in Acrobat 8 Professional

Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional provides efficient functions for users to create interactive PDFs (forms) to collect information. The program includes a Create Forms wizard to orient users in enabling a PDF file for data input and a Forms toolbar to access common form options such as text fields and buttons. Sometimes a default setting needs to be changed to better fit the needs for the data to be entered, such as changing the font. Users can customize the properties for each form field and choose how the information will be displayed, such as font, text size and color.

  1. Launch Acrobat Professional and open the desired PDF.
  2. Step 2

    Select “Create New Form” under “Forms” in the top menu bar to launch a Create a New Form wizard.

  3. Step 3

    Select the option “Start with a PDF document” and click the “Continue” button. Note: A reminder window may be displayed about creating forms to distribute to Acrobat Reader recipients. Click the “Continue” button after reviewing this information.

  4. Step 4

    Select the option “Use the current document” and click the “Next” button.

  5. Step 5

    Select “Run Auto Field Detection” if your PDF already contains specific fields such as “Name” with an underscore to fill in the information. Otherwise, select “Place Fields by Hand.”

  6. Step 6

    Click the “Next” button twice and then click the “Done” button to view the PDF enabled for forms with a separate Forms toolbar.

  7. Step 7

    Click the Text Field Tool button on the Forms toolbar to insert a text field. Draw a rectangle around the desired area on the PDF for this information to be entered (usually next to the desired information).

  8. Step 8

    Double-click the desired field to open a Properties dialog box.

  9. Step 9

    Click the “General” tab and type the name for the text field (usually corresponding to the information that will be entered, such as “First Name”).

  10. Step 10

    Click the “Appearance” tab and select the desired font from the drop-down menu next to “Font,” type the desired font size in the field next to “Font Size,” and select the desired font color from the drop-down color palette next to “Text Color.”

  11. Step 11

    Click the “Close” button to save these settings.

  12. Step 12

    Click the “Preview” button on the Forms toolbar to preview the PDF form and type test information in the fields to review the appearance of the entered text.

  13. Step 13

    Select “Save” or “Save As” under “File” in the top menu bar to save your newly created form.

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