I need to extend the length of two text boxes in my form, address and Job Description entry fields

  • danielgreenwell
    Asked on July 29, 2015 at 3:54 AM

    I can't extend the length of the two fields, Job Description and Address in my form - they need to be 3-4 times the height of the other text boxes. These other text boxes need to stay the same height. Also, I have added some vertical padding somewhere on these two form fields so the text doesn't write in the middle which I cant seem to get rid of - can you help?

     

    I'd love it if you could make these quick changes for me - i am new to jotform so not sure how to do this! 

    Thanks

    Daniel Greenwell

  • Sammy
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    You can modify the properties by accessing the form designer in the form builder

    I need to extend the length of two text boxes in my form, address and Job Description entry fields Image 1 Screenshot 30

    Select the Designer tab then click on any of you textboxes to bring up the textbox properties, from there make changes to section highlighted in the following screenshot.

    I need to extend the length of two text boxes in my form, address and Job Description entry fields Image 2 Screenshot 41

     

    Please let us know if you need further clarification or assistance

  • danielgreenwell
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 5:24 AM
    Hello,
    Yeah that's what I was doing - the problem is that it changes all the entry
    fields height eg. Name company, and I only want those two fields to be
    bigger.
    Is this possible? Is there a work around of this that I can do??
    Thanks for the speedy response!
    Daniel Greenwell
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  • Sammy
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 5:37 AM

    Another workaround you can use is to inject custom CSS code affecting the textarea, here is the snippet to use

    .form-textarea {
        height : 140px !important;
    }

    Modify the height property to your desired value.

    Paste the code in the CSS tab of the form designer

    I need to extend the length of two text boxes in my form, address and Job Description entry fields Image 1 Screenshot 20

    Did you manage to resolve the padding issue?

  • danielgreenwell
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 5:39 AM
    Okay that's great - how so I use that CSS to specify a particular input
    box? Just so I can change those two?
    Yeah I sorted the padding thanks for the help so far!
    Thanks alottttt
    Daniel
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  • Sammy
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 5:52 AM

    In this case you can use the ids for the specific fields

    #input_14,#input_7 {
        height : 140px !important;
    }

    To identify the id of the fields goto the form builder, then select the properties of the that particular field,  at the bottom of the properties window you will see the id

    I need to extend the length of two text boxes in my form, address and Job Description entry fields Image 1 Screenshot 30

    I need to extend the length of two text boxes in my form, address and Job Description entry fields Image 2 Screenshot 41

  • danielgreenwell
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 6:29 AM
    awesome! That coding has worked perfectly!
    I have one final thing that's now messed up because of the coding.......
    The height/distance between each form has now massively increased and I
    would like to decrease this - is there a CSS code for the entire form that
    controls the height between each field?
    Final thing i promise! Thanks in advance for prompt help!
    Really appreciate it. Daniel
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  • Sammy
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 6:46 AM

    Hi Daniel,

    No problem we are here to assist you become and expert in using our tools,

    Kindly try adjusting the line height in the form designer

    I need to extend the length of two text boxes in my form, address and Job Description entry fields Image 1 Screenshot 20

    You can also use this CSS if the above approach does not yield results

    .form-line {padding: 2px !important;}

     

  • danielgreenwell
    Replied on July 29, 2015 at 8:24 AM
    Great! Fixed it - thanks for the help!! Danie
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