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Has anyone else noticed changes to how annotation drawing callbacks are handled on Mac, in recent versions of Acrobat?  We’ve seen our drawing code broken by something in the latest update.More details:We have been maintaining our Acrobat plug-in for many years, going back to Acrobat 6, on both Windows and Mac.  Part of what we do is custom drawing for annotations from a AVAnnotHandlerDrawExProc callback, using system drawing APIs with a context returned by AVPageViewAcquireDrawContext, either a Windows HDC or a Mac CGContextRef.  We draw both to the annotation rectangle, via AVPageViewGetAnnotRect, and to the entire window, adjusted by AVPageViewGetAperture.On Mac, we have to adjust coordinates for high-resolution Retina displays by the backing scale factor (usually 2), but otherwise, we’ve been able to just take the CGContextRef and draw into it directly, with calls such as CGContextDrawImage and CGContextDrawPDFPage, and things

Created a MSWord document on my iMac and saved it as a PDFile using Acrobat Adobe a couple months ago.  Opened the PDF version this morning and each page was covered with a gray checkered pattern that I was unable to get rid of -- any ideas/suggestions as to what caused this problem and just how do I eliminate this pattern from each page...?  Thanks for any assist.  CFA-341

Hi, I have a form that requires some text fields and check boxes to be hidden if a serial number that is inputted by the user contains certain numbers/ letters for example: I would like all text fields to be shown if the initial box is empty/ if the form is cleared however, if the user inputs a serial number such as ABCD22440ABD12345 i would like the following boxes hidden: "Stuffer Box", "Waffle Plates", "Check Box13.7" and "Check Box14.5". if ther serial number does not contain 2244 i would like "Packer Guard" and "Check Box13.3" to be hidden if i can get that working i can probably get everything else i require to work. Thank you

Hello,I have a problem displaying a script in Acrobat DC.I've created a script for a form field.I use the javscript instruction "app.alert" to display the message corresponding to the result of a validation check of the data entered, but the message is not displayed.Can you please tell me why the message is not displayed?Here's the script:// Replace "MINI-TENNIS" and "DATE OF BIRTH" with the actual IDs of your fields in the formvar caseMiniTennis = this.getField("MINI-TENNIS");var caseBirthDate = this.getField("BIRTHDATE");// Check if the MINI-TENNIS box is tickedif (caseMiniTennis && caseMiniTennis.isBoxChecked(0)) {// Get the date of birth enteredvar dateBirth = champDateBirth.value;// Check whether the date of birth corresponds to a child aged 5 to 7var yearYear = new Date().getFullYear();var debutSaison = new Date(anneeEnCours - 7, 8, 1); // Start date for a 7-year-old childvar finSaison = new Date(anneeEnCours - 5, 7, 31); // End date for a 5-year-old childvar dateBirthObj

When extracting pages from PDF in Adobe with javascript, how do I select multiple pages and produce one file?example     I want pages  14, 300, 453, 1000, 6000 and produce one file with these pagesAlso, how do I start the index at 1, so these numbers match. Thanks so much for the help. John

Hi, this is day one working with this so I'll try to convey. I'm using Acrobat Pro. I made a dynamic stamp that has 5 user entered values and when you place the stamp it comes up with 5 different dialog boxes for each input. This is not user friendly. I'd like one dialog box to have all 5 lines displayed at the same time so that the user can see all before placing the stamp. Here's the script I'm using in 5 separate text fields:var cAsk = "Enter The Job Number" ;var cTitle = "Job #";if(event.source.forReal && (event.source.stampName == "#8CQ7KDV9KiNCz8K-i8Cf8A")){  var cMsg = app.response(cAsk, cTitle);    event.value = cMsg;  event.source.source.info.DocumentState = cMsg;}Hope this makes sense, thanks for any help!!

After Adobe 23.006.20320 update, Outlook Quick Print not printing for *.PDF files. All other file types are working as expected. We can open from Outlook and then Print. Windows 11 computer with attached Brother printer. Tested with another computer that has the same update with a Canon printer and Quick Print worked.

I have a PDF with rich text fields that use base Acrobat fonts (Times New Roman). But for some reason every time I edit+save the form, Acrobat insists on embedding the fonts and bloating the file size. Is there a way to force Acrobat to not embed fonts?

// Loop to create and save 10 PDF documents for (var i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {// Create a new PDF document var doc = app.newDoc(); // Save the document with the appropriate file name var fileName = "/C/temp/test" + i + ".pdf"; doc.saveAs(fileName); // Close the document doc.closeDoc(); } // Inform that the process is complete console.println("Creation of 10 PDF files completed."); That is my sample code above, when you run it, you can see all 10 files created, saved and then all 10 being closed at the same time. Why is this? Tested this in both in console and as a JS action. After each file is created, that doc should close. I tried reading the SDK manual but there is nothing in there except for this:It is important to use this method carefully, because it is an abrupt change in the document state that can affect any JavaScript executing after the close. Triggering this method from a Page event or Document event could cause the application to behave strangely. In versions

Hi, Before the update this fall, I was able to make a box around text in a pdf file and then highlight the text within the box. After the update, I can only highlight text BEFORE it is boxed. This is a small and silly issue, I realize, and I can do a work around by using the pen tool to make the text instead, it's just messier to do so, since the highlighting tool made an automatically straight line and the pen tool is freehand. I don't know why this change was made or if there is a way to allow me to highlight text after it has been boxed (I use the highlighting for annotating, it's tedious to highlight and then box for reasons that are relevant to my workflow), but if there is a workaround, I would appreciate hearing about it! Thank you.

Hello,we are developing a plugin for Acrobat / Acrobat Reader. The user opens a PDF with form-fields. Now he want to save his inputs. In Acrobat he could do this without problems but in Acrobat Reader only a "Save As" is possible. To write back the PDF in our system I need to detect when the user saves the PDF and under which filename it was saved. I need an event in the plugin like "DocumentSaved" which passes the filename or some other mechanism to store back the saved document in our system. Any ideas? Greetings Stefan Westner

I am creating an evaluation document, where an average numerical score is translated to a text representation. I can do it in Excel, but I don't know how to do it in any other format. Basically, if Score = "1", then Rating = "Fair" I hope that this is easier than I'm making it out to be. Thanks.

How do you add a new font to Adobe DC.  I have a monthly subscription and need to add a new font for when I edit a PDF

Despite having paid for the ability to convert pdfs into word docs, and even after signing in, each time i click on "convert" it sends me to the Adobe page to purchase a plan. any ideas?thanks!

Hi,I converted all the forms from Word to PDF and customized them based on the requirement to have a digital signature (Using Acrobat Pro DC). Some of these tables need to add/delete rows button. The IT department suggested the Indesign and provided me with the subscription.  Unfortunately, I can not find a solution for running any Java Script to add a row to a table created in InDesign. (No name for the table that I can consider as an object). please help me with the JS code, how can I run it in Indesign without knowing the table name? Where I can run JS in Adobe Indesin tool? Thanks in advance,  

Good morning, I'm having quite some troubles understanding the process to download and install Acrobat SDK. I have Adobe Acrobat Pro license; My current task is to export values from the text-fields of a PDF Document of mine, and transfer them into the cells of a xlsm file, by mean of a Macro (VBA). The fact is I realized the "Adobe Acrobat Type 10.0 Type Library" is missing into the references, hence the macro will never work.I understood I need this enhanced tools from Acrobat SDK, but (apparently I'm a complete idiot) I'm struggling to get the exact process to download it from the page:https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/acrobatsdk/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20the%202021%20release,%2C%20sample%20code%2C%20and%20documentation.I need the step by step's description or I'll never work this out. Thanks everybody in advance for the help

I get this message from Acrobat Pro, whwn I will creae an Acrobat document from Word:%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%%%[ Error: invalidfont; OffendingCommand: definefont; ErrorInfo: .notdef --nostringval-- ]%%Stack:/Font-dict-/TTE56t00%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%The Word-document has text and fotos in a table and some af the lines and fotos are missing after the convertion.  

Hi, I recently had my CAC card updated and now I cannot digitally signe any military PDF documents. I get the following error message:  I recently had my CAC updated and now I cannot digitally sign any military PDF documents. I was able to sign documents before today. Any assitance would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,I developed a plugin for PDF manipulation functions by adding a new menu item under Edit menu.It is working fine in Acrobat Pro XI but it is not loading in Acrobat pro DC.I am using:1. Acrobat Pro DC(2015-Classic)2. Operating System - Windows 7NOTE: According to my observation, first time when I installed Acrobat DC, my plugin was working fine. But when my trial version completed, I reinstalled it now and it is not working now. For the case, If I did something wrong in the code, to check this, I placed a BasicPlugin from Acrobat Plugin SDK. It is also not working for Acrobat Pro DC.But both are working fine for Acrobat Pro XI.Please help!Thanks.

Trying to install Adobe Acrobat Version 7.0 on a new PC running Windows 7. Getting the error message - "Warning 20225. Adobe Acrobat7.0 was unable to create a new item. Adobe PDF Port & Printer. The Adobe PDF printer may be unavailable."any help appreciated

I'm trying to convert a Word document to a PDF, but I get this error message saying that additional files need to be downloaded and that I need administrator privileges to download those files. This is my personal laptop so of course I'm the adminstrator. I did a Quick Repair of Microsoft Office 365, that didn't fix it. So I did an Online Repair and that still didn't fix the issue. I downloaded Acrobat from their website, and I have the 7-day free trial. I waited until it updated with the free trial before trying to use the conversion tool. Is there something else I need to download or am I just screwed and can't convert files?

I've created a series of forms in Acrobat Pro that the Javascript works works only some of the time, or stops working, or works differently on different platforms.Created and tested in Acrobat Pro on my computer, but also Acrobat Pro on MacBookPro, Windows 11, and using Acrobat Reader on all platforms. All software has Javascript enabled.The simple form only has 1 recurring script attached to 8 similar fields to change the field color depending on the value of what's in the field. It works initially, then make any other changes to the form (no other Javascript) and save again... then the field scripts (sometimes) stop working when testing or opening it again to fill. Sometimes they don't work at all, even though nothing from those fields has changed. I thought maybe saving a version that is Reader optimised (Save as Other -> Reader Extended PDF -> Enable more Tools) might work, but it's just as unstable as with Acrobat Pro.The finished form is intended to be used as a templa

Hello hello everyone,(First of all, I'm truly sorry for my poor english and thus, for this question badly written, I'm not an english speaker)(Second, I already tried to find an answer by searching through the forums but I didn't find anything that was of any help with my pretty poor abilities to understand Javascript (and I already asked my question in the french version, which didn't give any result))Here is the issue I'm facing :A series of checkboxes whose number associated (I suppose the value?) must be transferred in a text area when checked. Problem “bis”, I don’t understand javascript and the many examples I’ve found on the forum about similar issues, hence I can’t ‘translate” them to my particular situation. More precise description: I have a series of checkboxes (in an interactive PDF form that I make with ADOBE ACROBAT PRO), each one represents a certain number "1", "2", "2024", etc. => in fact a code in a list of work risks. The risk "Fall" has the code "1", the "chemica

I'm just trying to create a mailDoc on Mouse Up for a submit button and I'm encountering a syntax error:var sendForm = app.alert("Are you ready to submit to " + ProgramManager + "?",2,2,"Program Manager Submission");if(sendForm) == 4) {this.mailDoc({bUI:true,cTo:ProgramManagerEmail,cSubject:"Incident Report Submitted",cMsg:"A new Incident Report has been submitted.\n Please sign it and return it to the sender."});}elseapp.alert("Please continue with the form"); I'm getting syntax error 3: at line 4. I'm hitting a wall, so I'm open to suggestions. ProgramManagerEmail is a variable that is set from a drop-down to select a user. That populates an email address in ProgramManagerEmail. Thank you,~ David

hello can i know some steps to help me to add my own plug in to adobe