Change the Borders and Margins of a Field

These instructions can also be used to create a form field at both the Form Document tab of the assembly window and in HotDocs Filler.

You can change the borders and margins of a form template field. Borders control the thickness of the field box, and margins control the distance between the border of the field and the answer text.

To change field borders or margins

1. Edit a form template. (See Edit a Form Template.)
2. Select the field whose borders or margins you want to change.
3. Click the Field Properties button. The Field Properties dialog box appears.
4. Click the Layout tab. The view changes to show layout options.
5. In the Borders and Margins groupings, make your selections. (Remember, borders affect the thickness of field boxes, while margins affect the distance between the border of the field and the answer in the field.)

If you are working with linked fields in a fillable PDF template and you plan to save the document assembled from the template as a fillable PDF, any changes you make to the linked field will not be honored in the saved fillable PDF. See Check Fillable Fields in a PDF Template for details.