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I am running Acrobat Pro DC on a MAC. I have the most recent updates for both. The problem I am having is changing the default text box settings. While Adobe shows that I have changed it, the properties are not transferring to the text boxes. As a result, after I “create” the form and go into “prepare” mode, I have to manually change all the properties in each box. Which is not only tedious but time consuming as well. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Shutting down and restarting, I have watched the videos and read the posts, but the problem remains.How can I fix this?

Hi guys,I can't seem to get buttons to working in web browsers.Here is an image of what I've put together in Acrobat Pro XI:http://i.imgur.com/8UqVJpN.gifFirst, I imported a layer (which is a PDF file). Then, I made a button that when rolled over with the mouse displays the imported PDF.This button works when the PDF is viewed in Acrobat Pro XI but not in Google Chrome, Edge, or any other browsers. Is there anything I'm missing?Thanks in advance for your help!

I'm trying to add extra menu items in an Acrobat Pro C++ plugin, but I need the strings for the menu names to use in the AVAppRegisterForContextMenuAddition function call. The documentation only lists "Page" and "Select" and I can add to those menus OK. But I would like to add items to the context menus for right-click on an external link and an internal link. Screen captures of the popup menus are attached. Does anyone know how to find the names of these context menus to use for the "menuName" parameter in the Register call? Thanks in advance for any input, the help is much appreciated. 

Hi EveryoneI have the following request where I want to collect a number of fields in an Adobe doc then compine them in an array so I can compose a list of lables and send it to a sticky lables printer EPSON L90 for printing .I wrote the following script in a "Print Button" to collect the requested fileds in two arrayes "P_FieldName" & "V_FieldName".var P_FieldName=[];var V_FieldName=[];var pRowStr="";for (var p=1; p<4; p++) {      if (p>1) pRowStr="_"+p;      for (var i=1; i<13; i++) {             var pField=this.getField("Part NumRow"+i+pRowStr);            var vField=this.getField("Part VendorRow"+i+pRowStr);            if (pField != null){                P_FieldName.push(pField.valueAsString);                V_FieldName.push(vField.valueAsString);    &n

Trying to just create this simple formula, but it doesnt seem to be working. Thoughts? For context both the variables are calculated by adding other fields in the Adobe Form. (Head Count_Totals*0.5)-(Primary Workpoints_Totals*1)

Can anyone tell me what App I need to download in order to edit pdf on Ipad?

Hi there, Does anyone know if its possible to automate a Reduce File Size save using javascript? I've managed to get it to go as far as the dialogue box, but I was hoping there was the equivalent in Acrobat of the 'set user interaction to never' that you can script in INDD to supress these and silently save a reduced version over the original document.  Alternatively saving a new file would be workable - then i could rename afterwards. I'm not holding out much hope - Save As seems to be as scriptable as it gets from the hours I've spent on google, but I guess you never know until you ask... All the best,Ed

I have purchased adobe pro 11 but I need adobe distiller also. how can i get adobe distiller

Hello all,I am new to javascripting and I am working on a simple form that I am trying to program some simple logic into, to no avail can I find the correct syntax / formatting, anyplace and all the basic java scripting books I found listed on amazon have bad reviews and good reviews, but mostly bad.  So after sufing through this forum and not finding the information, I decided to make a post, thank you in advance for your input. I belong to a small club and the logic I am trying to create is as follows, I am hoping someone can point me in the right directon.I have 2 membership options Adult & Jr, I have assigned them each a grouped radio button and a read only text field.  Default is the adult radio button selected and matching text field populated with$15.00, the Jr text field is populated with $0.00.  When you select the jr radio button I want the Adult field to go to $0.00 and the Jr text field to go to $3.00.Then the revese if the adult radio button is

Hello, I am trying to create a PDF GM Screen for my personal use running a D&D campaign. I've wrote in VSC the following code that displays a random critical effect: const critB = ["Crunch: Target is sickened 3.", "Where Am I?: Normal damage. Target is stunned 2", "Surprise Opening: Until end of turn you gain an additional action to use as an attack against the target.", "Cracked Rib: Target is fatigued.", "Feeble Parry: Target drops one weapon.", "Cracked Knee: Until healed the target is clumsy 2 and takes a -5-foot status penalty to land Speed.",  "Bell Ringer: Target is sickened 2 and is stupefied 2 until no longer sickened.", "Split Open: Target takes 1d6 persistent bleed damage.", "Momentum: Gain a +2 circumstance bonus to all attack rolls until next turn.",  "I See Stars: Normal damage. Target is dazzled until healed.", "Broken Nose: Target takes 1d4 persistent bleed damage.", "Crushed Toe: Normal damage. Until healed target is clumsy 2 and takes a -10-foo

I am writing an Acrobat Javascript script. It'd be convenient if it could require some JavaScript library. How can one use a JavaScript library in an Acrobat JavaScript script?

I am writing an Acrobat Javascript script. How can one embed or call some Python code in an Acrobat JavaScript script?

Does anyone have advice on how to translate from the PDFEdit layer to the PDSEdit layer?I'm writing a plugin for Acrobat Pro to help with accessibility programming but have run into a problem: I have a selection server where a user can select a PDEElement/PDEContainer on a page, but I cannot find a method to retreive the associated PDSElement from the structure tree using the selected PDEElement or Container.I can go from the PDSElement to a PDEElement, but have not found a way to go in the opposite direction. Any tips?

I use an Excel macro to copy and rename PDF files based on data contained within the spreadsheet. Each of those newly created PDFs have multiple extablished Acrobat Actions that must be performed on them. Is there a way to incorporate/copy those Actions into Excel, so that I can simply assign a macro to run each of them? Running MS365 and Acrobat Pro DC.

Hi! I have created a list box in Pro DC but I want the selected item values to appear in another text box as soon as they have been chosen. If an item has been clicked by mistake it should also be possible to remove it from the text field. How would I begin to create this? 

Hi, I have a fillable PDF I have created in Acrobat - I am trying to create a senario where everytime the user opens the master PO form I have created a new PO number is generated sequentially (ideally starting at 0001) in the "Invoice" field of the form.  I have read lots of threads on similar questions, however I am trying to achieve the following:User opens master documentThe generated number appears in the "Invoice" field e.g. 0002The user then "saves as" on computer and gives the document a name - lets give it the name "PO-Form-0002"The user completes the form and fills in all the fieldsSaves and closes the formWhen the document "PO-Form-0002" is reopened I would like the "Invoice" field to maintain the SAME number it generated origianlly - as per this example  it would be 0002. When the master document is opened next the "Invoice" field generate the number 0003 and the user the saves the file as "PO-Form-0003" and so on. Can anyone advise me with a p

Hello there, Maybe you can help with some Javascript code:: I would like to add a javascript code to a check box: so that with activation of the box (first click) the color of an associated text fieldchanges from white to red, and with deactivation (second click) the color of the text field changes back again fra red to white.The text color, black, remains constant. It is like making an on/off switch to the backround color of the text field.If there is a javascript geni out there who can help this uneducated man with a couple of lines of javascript, I would be foreever thankful.A reference to an on/off function in javascript would also be deeply  appreciated. Using acrobat pro DC, or v.9 windowsI am a beginner with javascript, and  have just started to learn this miraculous progammering language with serious effort.. Many thanks.Michael H (Copenhagen DK)

I used acrobat to export several thousand emails to a pdf portfolio.  (Worked great by the way and I love the way attachments to email stay attached as links to pdf.)I now need to count the number of documents in the portfolio. Found this question with an answer in the forum here: How To Display Acrobat Portfolio File Count in DC? Answer involved using the javascript which I'd never done.  I opened the debug console and followed the instructions in the post.  I get an error.  So, (1) is there any way to do this without using javasript or, if not, (2)what am I doing wrong.  What I did: Opened console and typed:app.alert("This portfolio has " + this.data.Objects.length + " files attached to it.",3);When I select the text given and use Cntrl-Enter, get this error: "TypeError: this.dataObjects is null1:Console:Execundefined No document within portfolio is open, though I am seeing preview in bottom pane (which I don't know how to get rid of)

Hi, my interative pdf contains multiple image fields where the client has to click on each each field to insert an image.  Is there a way that my client can insert as many as 100 images in one click? Or perhaps if they can insert a photo album directly from the PDF?would highly appreciate your help with this. PS my clients will be using Acrobat reader. 

Hi,We are updating PDF document properties (Title, Description, and Keywords) from SEO perspective but when we save PDF then it removes the custom properties (which are already added by our client) automatically. Why is this happening and how can we avoid this?Thanks in advance.Regards,Kamal

Our OCR ability keeps stopping.  Getting a message that it might be corrupt.  If we reinstall it will work for a week or two and then we get the same message again...Anyone have any ideas.  Getting tedious reinstalling the program...

Hi.I want to compress a PDF by C#.Please tell me three questions. 1. Acrobat SDK can compress a PDF by C#?I want to sample source code.2. Can I try it for free?3. If use Acrobat SDK, I think need Acrobat application.So, what do you need, Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard? Thank you.

I have created an interactive pdf (from InDesign) with a set of rollover buttons in the contents panel. These used to work fine when viewed in Acrobat a few months ago (July 2021) but since then they don't seem to be displaying correctly any more. There are a set of rollover buttons with actions set on each one to hide / show the 2 different rollover states. These actions seem to work fine when viewd in Acrobat but the hyperlinks don't seem to work straight away. Click once and you see a small section of the page it is meant to go to - within the space of the button. If you click a second time it then shows the whole page linked to. Seems to display fine if I open in a web browser but not if I open in Acrobat DC. Are there known issues with display of interactive pdfs in Acrobat DC? In the file attached - it's just the first button that I've set up on the Contents page (SWP overview). Clicking on it you might see the same problem.Thanks

Hi there, I'm creating a fillable timesheet where the individual needs to select the meeting (either by check box or drop down menu, open to whatever is easiest). When they select the meeting I'm wanting a text box at the bottom of the pdf to autopopulate the general ledger code. Is this possible, and if so, how do I go about creating that? I'm using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Hi, I am hoping to achieve a dynamic dropdown like functionality using a text field and list box. The purpose of this is because from what i have seen, there is no functionality in Adobe or javascript templates to begin from to be able to filter a dropdown from keystroke actions. I have seen suggestions to use a textfield for users start typing to then dynamically filter by keystroke a listbox below. they can then select from the listbox and the selection will populate the textfield. this would essentially emmulate a dropdown style. ie. if a user typed "j"/"ja"/"jan" it would display the words "Janus" or "January" to show in the listbox. I have found some example scripts for livecycle using xfa script connections and xml files to do this, but nothing for acrobat.  I am intermediate at javascript, but for this i dont know where to begin. I am guessing maybe to use thisgetField("").search or thisgetField("").match functionality... but i just done know w