Resize and arrange form fields in Acrobat

After you create form fields, you may need to rearrange, resize, or move them to give the page a cleaner, more professional look.

To make adjustments in the layout of form fields, you must be in editing mode (choose Forms > Edit Form In Acrobat or choose Tools > Advanced Editing > Select Object Tool).

Resize a form field

Select either the Select Object tool or the form tool that was used to create the form field.
Select the form field that you want to resize.
Do any of the following:
- To resize the field manually, click to select the form field, and then drag a border handle. Press Shift to maintain the current aspect ratio of the form field.
- To resize the field by 1 pixel, press Ctrl+Arrow key/Command+Arrow key; to resize the fields by 10 pixels, press Ctrl+Shift+Arrow key/Command+Shift+Arrow key.

Resize multiple form fields to match a selected form field

Select all the form fields that you want to resize.

Right-click/Control-click the form field that you want the other selected form fields to match, and do one of the following:

Option	Description
Height	Adjusts the heights without changing the widths.
Width	Adjusts the widths without changing the heights.
Both	Adjust all widths and heights to match.

You can move form fields by simply dragging them. For greater precision in less time, you can use special features that align them with each other, adjust the spacing between them, and center them on the page.

Using the Select Object tool, select one or more form fields that you want to move.
Do one of the following:
- To move to an approximate location, drag the selected form fields to the new location.
  
  To constrain movement to a horizontal or vertical direction, begin dragging, and then press Shift while continuing to drag the selection.
- To move either horizontally or vertically in small increments, press the arrow keys to nudge the selected form field into position.
- To move the form field to the exact center of a page, choose Edit > Cut, navigate to the desired page, and then choose Edit > Paste.
  
  Note: Fields are placed in the center of the page only the first time they’re pasted. Additional pasted fields are offset from the previously pasted field.

Align and center multiple form fields

Select two or more form fields that you want to align.
Right-click/Control-click the field to which the others will align, choose Align, and then choose a command as follows:
- To align a column of fields, choose Left, Right, or Vertical to align them respectively to the left edge, right edge, or vertical axis (center) of the anchor form field.
- To align a row of fields, choose Top, Bottom, or Horizontally to align them respectively to the top edge, bottom edge, or horizontal axis (center) of the anchor form field.
Note: When you right-click/Control-click one of the selected fields, it’s highlighted in red instead of blue, indicating that it’s the anchor form field. The Align menu commands move the other selected form fields to line up with the edges of the anchor form field.

Adjust the spacing between form fields

In the context of laying out form fields on a page, distributing means to give a group of form fields uniform spacing, measured from the centers of adjacent fields. The Distribute commands take precedence over the Snap To Grid command.

Press Shift and select the form fields that you want to adjust.
Right-click/Control-click any one of the selected form fields, and do one of the following:
- To distribute the fields evenly between the topmost and bottommost fields, choose Distribute > Vertically.
- To distribute the fields evenly between the leftmost and rightmost fields, choose Distribute > Horizontally.
  Note: The Distribute button on the Forms toolbar has a different function: Use that button to send your form to others, who will fill in the information and return the data to you.

Delete a form field

Select the form fields you want to delete.
Press Delete, or choose Edit > Delete.