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November 23, 2021
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Create a custom command in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro

  • November 23, 2021
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Hello

Using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC I have created serveral custom commands using JavaScript and placed on the toolbar.

Now I need to place these same command on another users PC.  They are running Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. It does not appear to allow me to create custom commands.  Is it possible to create custome commands in this version?

 

Thank you

 

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JR Boulay
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December 10, 2021

A JS plugin is a JavaScript.js file placed in the "JavaScripts" subfolder of Acrobat (Pro, Standard, Reader).

Usually this is shown as a menu item and/or a button in the Add-on tools.

 

You can try my free abracadabraTools to see what it looks like and how it works:

https://www.abracadabrapdf.net/utilitaires/utilities-in-english/abracadabratools_en/

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JR Boulay
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December 4, 2021

You can use JavaScript with Acrobat Standard but you cannot use it in Actions.

You must create a JavaScript plugin.

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Participating Frequently
December 8, 2021

OK.  Thought I could figure out how to create a JavaScript plugin, but I cannot.

How do I create a JavaScript plugin, and then how does it show on the userd Adobe?

 

Thank you

Participating Frequently
December 2, 2021

Hello

They have changed to Acrobat Standard DC ver 2021.007.20099

I still do not see how to create custom commands.

When select Action Wizard, receive msg that "you need Acrobat Pro to access this tool".

I was hoping that I could somewhow "import" the java scripts I wrote to this users Adobe.

 

Thank you 

Bernd Alheit
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December 2, 2021

The Action Wizard is a feature of Pro.

Participating Frequently
December 2, 2021

OK, so to even run the Javascripts they would need to have Pro?

 

Thank you

JR Boulay
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Community Expert
November 23, 2021

No, Custom Commands were born with Acrobat DC.

However, you should be able to make Actions for Acrobat XI (I have not tested ).

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