Ongoing glitches with Word, PDFs, and Adobe (text boxes shifting, formatting changing, attachments downloading wrong) — anyone know a real fix?

Hi everyone — I’m hoping to get some guidance because I’ve been running into ongoing issues across Microsoft Word, PDFs, and Adobe tools, and it’s really starting to affect my workflow.

Here’s what’s been happening:

1. Text boxes shifting or rearranging while typing (Adobe/PDF forms)

• When I type into fillable boxes, the text or box layout moves unexpectedly.
• Even typing a single letter can cause spacing or alignment to change.
• I’ve tried reducing font size and re-typing, but the issue continues.

2. Formatting not staying consistent

• Documents that look correct at first will shift formatting after saving or reopening.
• Lines, spacing, or alignment sometimes move without any clear reason.

3. Email attachments downloading as emails instead of normal files

• Some attachments download and open as Outlook email messages rather than standard PDFs or documents.
• To use the files, I have to open each email attachment individually, re-download the internal files, rename them, and then upload again — which is very time-consuming.

4. General instability across tools

• Adobe has been especially difficult to work with lately.
• I even tried switching to PDFfiller as an alternative, which helped slightly, but the problems still appear in different ways.

What I’ve already tried:

• Changing font sizes and typing styles
• Re-downloading documents
• Opening files in different programs
• Using an alternative PDF editor (PDFfiller)
• Re-saving and renaming files

What I’m hoping to learn:

• Has anyone else experienced similar issues recently with Word, PDFs, or Adobe?
• Are there specific settings, fixes, or troubleshooting steps that solved this?
• Are there more stable alternatives for filling and editing official documents?

I’d really appreciate any advice, because this has been a consistent and frustrating barrier to getting work done efficiently.

Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions.