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luisv20399914
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June 19, 2017
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Creating a "pop up comment" upon opening that can be closed to view document.

  • June 19, 2017
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I'm almost done creating a unique PDF but in order to use it properly, I wanted to include some instructions to the viewer so they know how to access all of the inner workings of the document.

I created a comment text-box and filled it with all of the relative information. How can I ensure this comment is viewable upon opening the document and then the view can either hit an "okay" box or a "close" box in order to view the document proper?

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Correct answer try67

Interesting...  how would I access the execDialog in Acrobat Pro?


Like this, more or less:

var myDialog = {
     // dialog definitions go here
}
app.execDialog(myDialog);

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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June 19, 2017

Using a comment is not really a good way of doing that. Instead, you can use a script that displays a modal alert window.

The code would be something like this:

app.alert("Enter your message to the user here.",3);

And you should place it under Tools - JavaScript - Document JavaScripts. Create a new item (call it "scripts", or something like that) and then paste the code into it. It will execute each time the file is opened.

    luisv20399914
    luisv20399914Author
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    June 19, 2017

    Thanks for the quick reply Try67!

    I tried using the JavaScript window and I was a little dissuaded that the title stated "Warning" on the popup. I was hoping to change that to read "PDF instructions" but I wasn't sure where to do that exactly.

    That and the fact that I'm not sure how to code line breaks/paragraphs means all of the text gets clumped together as a single brick instead of a nice and formatted message.

    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    June 19, 2017

    You can't do that (EDIT: change the title of the window), I'm afraid.

    Another option is to use a (read-only) text field and a button field to hide it (and itself). You then add a code to the location I described that sets both fields as visible... Then you will have much more control over how it looks like.

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