Smart PDF Form: Make the text vertical in the original PDF

  • Krehely
    Asked on July 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM

    Hello!


    I was wondering how do I get text to be vertical in a Editable PDF?

    In the example below, I have participant 1 name on the PDF that is highlighted I want that name to show up vertical instead of horizontal how would I go about doing this?



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  • Jeric JotForm Support
    Replied on July 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM

    Hi Blake,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. I understand the issue, but I’ll need a bit of time to work out a solution. I’ll get back to you shortly.

    Thanks for your patience, we appreciate it.

  • Jeric JotForm Support
    Replied on July 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM

    Hi Krehely,

    Currently, Jotform's PDF Editor does not support rotating text vertically within a text field. Text in editable PDF fields is displayed horizontally by default, and there is no built-in feature to change the orientation to vertical.

    The workaround is to make the mapped box slimmer so it forces you to have 1 letter per line as shown below:

    Smart PDF Form: Make the text vertical in the original PDF Image 1 Screenshot 30
    Here's a sample result:

    Smart PDF Form: Make the text vertical in the original PDF Image 2 Screenshot 41

    Note that for some letters like small I and L, and other letters that take up small spaces, they may be combined in one line, up to two letters per line, using the slimmest box.

    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.