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janm88329251
janm88329251
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Apr 19, 2022 11:12 PM UTC
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How to build a third party "side panel" style integration with Adobe Acrobat?

Hello I am a software developer and we are investigating our options with integrating with Adobe Acrobat.

 

Microsoft Office allows developers to create add-ins which appear as side panels in their applications, today these are mostly HTML based.


Does Adobe provide a similar integration pattern? If not, what mechanisms are provided to developers to integrate within the client components?

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Legend
Apr 20, 2022 8:44 AM UTC

There is no general way to create a side panel (neither left nor right). It's a sad limitation. 

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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Apr 20, 2022 8:25 AM UTC

In Acrobat you can use JavaScript to create new menu or toolbar items. The latter can then be combined into custom toolbars, which can be distributed to other users (along with the .js files that contain the actual code for them).

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janm88329251
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Apr 20, 2022 11:09 PM UTC

Could you please link me to any documentation on how to do this? Thanks

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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Apr 21, 2022 8:33 AM UTC

See: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/how-to/customize-toolbar.html

 

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