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Checklist in PDF

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August 4, 2021
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Hi All,

I'm making a product catalog PDF of around 30 pages. At the end of the PDF we will make a list of all the products and the option to check them on and off. As we don't want to include JavaScript and this PDF will get updated regularly, we decided to not give all the pages a checkbox, but just make one list of products at the last page.

We do want to build in a page jump function to that list so that you can always access the checklist from every page. Ones you checked off all the product in the list, we would like to have the option to send (only) that page by email.

My 2 major questions here are:

- Is it possible to keep jumping from pages without losing the checked products on the last page?

- Is it possible to send just one page from a PDF by email with a button on that page to trigger this action?

Happy to hear if this is possible. JavaScript is not an option, budget wise but also maintenance wise. It needs to be easy to quickly make changes in inDesign and roll out a new file.

Thanks in advance!

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try67

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Re #2: It's not possible if the file is going to be used in Reader. If you're concerned about the size of the file then submit the form data only, which will arrive in the form of a very small FDF file. You can then import that file on your end into a blank copy of the PDF and get an exact copy of the user's selections.

JavaScript is free to use, by the way...

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Vectar9770381Author

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Thanks! The file size will not be a problem. The problem would be that with every update we will need to build in javascript to make everything work again. The source file is inDesign and the file will be updated internally and they have nobody with Javascript knowledge. Therefor I was wondering if it is possible to email only the list page from the pdf.

I will check out your FDF file solution.

Amal.

Legend

Hi Vectar

Hope you are doing well and sorry for the trouble. As described you want to build in a page jump function to that list so that you can always access the checklist from every page.

You may create links on each page to access the check list page. Links let you jump to other locations in the same document, to other electronic documents including attachments, or to websites. You can use links to initiate actions or to ensure that your reader has immediate access to related information.

For more information please check the help page https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/links-attachments-pdfs.html

The workflow to send a specific page by email with ability to trigger this action is possible using the JavaScript. However as mentioned using JavaScript is not an option. You need to extract the page and the checklist page manually from the PDF file and then share them via email.

To know how to extract the PDF pages please check the help page - https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/using/manipulating-deleting-renumbering-pdf-pages.html

Hope this information will help

Regards

Amal

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Vectar9770381Author

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Hi Amal,

Thanks. That's exactly the point I am at. So the page jumps are build in and I made a back button on the checklist, that goes to the previous view. So no mather form which product page you entered the checklist, it will always go back to that page with the back button.

The checklist is also working and I can save the file with the checked items. Everything works perfect. But indeed to avoid the use of Javascript (as the client doesn't have internal people with Javascript knowledge and to outsource this with every update would be undoable) they will need to save the pdf and take the unwanted pages out and send it by email.

Kind regards,

Vectar

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