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Using Action Wizard to change font in Combo Box

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Acrobat Pro DC on a MAC running OS X 10.11.6

I have a form that is mainly set up in Indesign (it works for us - I know others prefer to set forms up purely in Acrobat).

I have a script I can run via Action Wizard (execute a javascript) to change the font in all the text form fields. But being a script-novice I can't figure out how to create a similar script which will change the font used by Combo Boxes (created in Indesign). Can this be done by a script?

I know I can do it manually via Properties but if anyone can give me a pointer to figure out how to do it with a script that would be amazing!

Thank you

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George_JohnsonCorrect answer

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The script can be changed to:

for (var i = 0; i < numFields; i++) {

var f = getField(getNthFieldName(i));

if (f.type === "text" || f.type === "combobox") {

f.textFont = "Arial";

f.textSize = "10";

}

}

But now I have to ask, what are your reasons for using Arial instead of Helvetica?

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This script is super helpful! Thanks for sharing!

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Dear George_Johnson the code you provide is not working correctly, i test it in the console and it shows the message that there is an error.

SyntaxError: syntax error

1:Console:Exec

undefined

Could you please let me know the best way to run this script or check it at your side again?

waiting for the reply as I have the same issue here.

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The code above is fine. Did you edit it in any way?

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Known Participant

I tried now correctly and it's working fine.

the problem was from my side.

thanks for your help.

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Inspiring

Yes, it can be done with the same script you're using for text fields. If you post the script, I can suggest a change you can make.

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Inspiring

Thank you - very appreciated!

I'm using:

/* Convert all text fields to 10pt Arial */

for (var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++) {

var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);

if (this.getField(fname).type == "text") {

this.getField(fname).textFont = "Arial";

this.getField(fname).textSize = "10";

}

}

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George_JohnsonCorrect answer

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The script can be changed to:

for (var i = 0; i < numFields; i++) {

var f = getField(getNthFieldName(i));

if (f.type === "text" || f.type === "combobox") {

f.textFont = "Arial";

f.textSize = "10";

}

}

But now I have to ask, what are your reasons for using Arial instead of Helvetica?

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