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Workflow custom text box coordinates not moving on the x axis

asked on May 5, 2022

I've added a workflow action to place a text box on a document using the custom placement. I can get the text box to move down on the Y axis, but the X axis won't budge. I've tried multiple values from 0 to 800 and the position on the x axis does not change.

The problem is that it's obscuring some infomation on the form and I want it to go in the negative space to the right.

I see this question was asked a few years ago, but there was no solution or explanation provided. I'm hoping someone has some insight they can share. I appreciate any help.

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replied on May 5, 2022

Hi Leslie,

The first thing to note is that the coordinates are based on the center point of the annotation and not any of the corners, so right off the top you have to figure in half the width/height.

Additionally, an 800px wide form is not going to generate an 800px document because that only really applies to the size of the web interface.

Saved forms generate at 8.5x11 (or 11x8.5 if landscape) and I believe they default to 300dpi meaning your page image is most likely 2550x3300 pixels so 800 won't be enough.

You can find out by checking the lower-right corner of the document viewer on the desktop client.

As a result, your X coordinate should be more like half the width of the annotation, plus whatever distance you want from the left.

For example, in the screenshot below, I set X to 1000 and you can see it is still mostly to the left because the page is 2550 wide.

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replied on May 6, 2022

Jason, thank you for this info. Very helpful. I didnt realize the pixel count would be different in the repository vs in the web form.

I tried (x 1500, y 400) and this is the result.

Success! Thank you!

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