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How to highlight with selected text using javascript in acrobat

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March 3, 2021
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Hi,

How to highlight with selected text using javascript in acrobat.

Thanks.

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JR Boulay

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If it is the user who has to select the text, wouldn't it be easier and faster if he then simply right-clicked on the selected text?

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eyenanAuthor

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We need this via scripting, and we have some other process after highlighting.

So user need to select text only.

try67

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Not possible. JS has no access to the current text selection.

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eyenanAuthor

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For Adobe Reader "app.execMenuItem("Annots:TextEditMenu:HighlightSel")" using this. And it is not working in Acrobat.

Bernd Alheit

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What versions of Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat does you use?

JR Boulay

Community Expert

How is the text selected?

By user or by JavaScript?

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eyenanAuthor

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User can select the text and will run the script. Then it should be highlighted.

Note: It is working fine in Adobe Reader but not working in Acrobat.

Bernd Alheit

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What is not working in Acrobat?

Bernd Alheit

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How want you execute the script?

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eyenanAuthor

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It may toolbutton or menuitem or whatever.

Bernd Alheit

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The user can use the highlight tool.

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