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August 9, 2018
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we need context menu option to search the selected text with our internal website

  • August 9, 2018
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Hi

we are using acrobat reader dc

we need context menu option to search the selected text with our internal website

Could you please guide me how to do this( SDK or Javascript)

Steps to build the extension/addin

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    BarlaeDC
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 13, 2018

    HI,

    Working with the Adobe Reader is very different than working with Adobe Acrobat. The functionality you mention, is that to be included in the Reader itself or inside a PDF that is being shown in the reader?

    You mention both SDK or JavaScript, which would you prefer to use?

    Once I have an answer for these, I can move this to the appropriate forum and we can see if we can get you an answer.

    Regards

    Malcolm

    Participant
    August 13, 2018

    Hi Malcolm,

    I want to build context menu like "Lookup" option in Acrobat reader and I prefer javascript as scripting tool for the same.

    Could you please guide how to create context menu.

    Regards,

    Vigneshkumar

    sinious
    Legend
    August 12, 2018

    I'd encourage you to head over to the product specific forums (if they exist), such as the here: Acrobat - JavaScript

    That aside, you'll need to consider how the javascript will interact with your site. The searching of all content should be performed by "something" on your website, or a 3rd party, such as utilizing Google APIs to search a website for you. Here's a link to a Google JSON API for searching a site: Custom Search JSON API  |  Custom Search  |  Google Developers

    The scripting you write will need to "talk" to something, get a response and then handle it by displaying it however you decide to do that.

    Participant
    August 13, 2018

    Hi,

    I want to build context menu like "Lookup" option in Acrobat reader and I prefer javascript as scripting tool for the same.

    Could you please guide how to create context menu.

    Regards,

    Vigneshkumar