Is there a way to make text box fields expand as you type?

Hi,

Thanks for the response. I contacted support and they mentioned the same thing about the fixed width for the box. This unfortunately was not checked for any of the text fields and character limits were set to 5000. They informed me this is a known bug for DocuSign and it is being addressed by the engineering team. No ETA for when it will be fixed.

Thanks for the update and information. I guess I have never run into this situation as I typically change the background document if it requires a large amount of space for text accommodating for up to the 4000 character limit if really needed. Also if there is that much possible text you could use the "Attachment" tag and have the Recipient upload or attach a separate PDF or Word just as an alternative option to your situation.

I’m having the same problem and I do not have fixed width checked. It is only allowing 13 characters before it wraps around

If the height of the text box is more than 1 row, then the field does not expand. The text only wraps in that case and only allows as much text as can fit based on the physical size (width and height) of the field.

Did this bug get fixed? Fixed width is not checked and the char limit is 4000 but can only add characters that fits the size of the box. It cannot be resized by the recipient.

This bug doesn't seem to be resolved yet . In our use case We are unable to capture the full company name , its getting truncated.Fixed width not checked, 4000 char limit set .Any one has any workaround please?

was this issue ever resolved?

WORKAROUND: I am using on an iPad Pro and have been encountering this problem for years and have contacted DocuSign without it having been fixed. No drag handles appear as they are supposed to and no numeric width seems to able to be assigned after creation of the text box field. I have learned of a hassle of a workaround which is to click the icon on the left side menu bar that looks like a yellow rectangle with a wrench overlaid on it. That will bring up the “Custom Fields” menu. Click the “+” immediately next to the words “Custom Fields”. You will need to create a unique name for the object. Be careful as I am not sure if tis could pull data from one form to the next so use a unique name for each field on each form or within the same form - I haven’t experimented on this recently but I remember running into some trouble with it somehow once before a long time ago. One of the choices for the new object is “Width” so play with that 1round 100, 150, 200 to see what you like. Also, pre-set your font size, font name and field height now as some or all of this might not be editable later - again I haven’t fully explored that. Hope this helps and keep on DocuSign to fix regular text box width editing will eventually get made to work properly !

I am having a similar problem, the size of my text box is certainly large enough to accomodate more characters but the limit cannot be expanded. 

I am having the same problem. It says I have 4000 character limit but the recipient is telling me that the text box is not expanding. 

like the newer users above, one of my clients has also had this issue but ONLY when completing the document on her computer - works perfectly on her mobile phone ?

confirmed: 4000 character limit & Fixed width not checked, but the recipient is telling me that the text box is not expanding. 

If this Bug was fixed is there anyone ​@Docusign Community that can advise what we can do to solve this issue?

TIA 

Hello what about the formatting. My formatting section is gone completely, whereas, I can no loger make the text bold, bigger or change he fonts. it is gooooonnnnnne. Can anyone tell me what happened to it or how to get it back to my account.  

This bug has not been fixed - original posting 5 years ago.

I have tried all of the above solutions and this continues to be a problem.

Why can this not work like a fillable Adobe pdf text box where, as you type more, a scroll bar appears on the right side of the text box to allow a reader to read all of the content?

DocuSign, please advise, we have many of our users choosing to ditch DocuSign and go back to Word to address this problem.