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Text Area

A Text Area allows you to add an interactive multi-line text input field into your PDF document.

The field can be prefilled with data and later edited by the end user.

Text Area Configuration
Text Area configuration dialog.

Add a Text Area​

To insert a Text Area into your document:

  1. Place the cursor where you want the field to appear
  2. Click the Form dropdown in the toolbar
  3. Select Text Area
  4. Configure the field and confirm

The Text Area will be inserted at the cursor position.

Text Area in Form dropdown
Select Text Area from the Form dropdown.

Configuration​

Name​

The technical name of the field in the PDF form.

  • Should be unique within the document
  • Used when processing form data or integrations

Data (expression)​

Defines the value that will be prefilled in the field.

  • Can be a simple field name
  • Or an expression evaluated during document generation

Examples:

Description

Inserts the value of Description.

"Notes: " + Notes

Prepends a label to the Notes field.

Columns​

Defines the width of the input field.

  • Numeric value
  • Represents the number of characters per line

Rows​

Defines the height of the input field.

  • Numeric value
  • Represents the number of visible text lines

Required​

Marks the field as mandatory.

  • When enabled, the user is required to fill in the field
  • Validation behavior depends on the PDF viewer

When to use Text Area​

Use a Text Area when you need:

  • multi-line user input
  • longer text (notes, descriptions, comments)
  • editable content that spans multiple lines

Next steps​

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