Drop down menus and radio buttons where a selection would import and combine a separate pdf document from a library / file. Drop down menus and radio buttons where a selection would modify, add, or remove text from a section of the document.Text entry spaces that accept only numbers, the numbers from multiple entry areas can be calculated into an average number and the output populated into different text areas / tables and multiple pages of the final document. I am very new to Adobe and pay for the CC suite. Thank you in advance

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Are these advanced functions possible?

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November 6, 2023
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Drop down menus and radio buttons where a selection would import and combine a separate pdf document from a library / file.
Drop down menus and radio buttons where a selection would modify, add, or remove text from a section of the document.
Text entry spaces that accept only numbers, the numbers from multiple entry areas can be calculated into an average number and the output populated into different text areas / tables and multiple pages of the final document.

I am very new to Adobe and pay for the CC suite.

Thank you in advance

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Thom Parker

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1) Yes with restrictions. JavaScript can be used to import pages from one PDF to another. But, Acrobat scripts are sandboxed for security reasons, so this type of functionality is limited to trusted automation scripts.

2) Kind of. Page text cannot be modified, or at least not significantly with a script. But there are ways to simulate modifications. For example with a text field laid over top of the page text. This does not change the page text formatting/layout.

3) Yes, these are all standard Acrobat form operations

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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Hi Thom, Thank you for your excellent reply. Is scripting in pdf a customized solution that I would need to hire a developer for or is there a library of scripts I can use?

Thom Parker

Community Expert

This forum is a kind of library of scripts. You can do searches for the functionality you need. But it is unlikely you'll get exactly what you want. You will need to learn something about how to script. Or you can hire a developer, which is much easier and faster, and you'll get better results.

Send me a private message.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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