Is it possible to create a PDF that allows a user to click multiple links inside a PDF that would then place these clicks into an email when the user clicks a button?

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Happy Monday, folks!I'm working in FrameMaker 2017 with this project, but I also have Acrobat and was assuming that I needed to interface Acrobat to make this happen.Generally, what I have is a user manual with an Illustrated Parts Breakdown in which the user can currently click on hotspots of the widget or on part numbers and be whisked away to that particular procedure of the manual.  What I would very much like to happen is for the User to be able to do one of two things, preferably both:A)  Click on multiple components within the document that would be placed into an email once the User clicks a "submit" button or other button.  Imagine having to choose multiple part numbers and then hitting some kind of button that would then list these clicks in the body of an email -- part number and description.B)  Click on one component or part number and then click a button that would place that particular part number and description into the body of an email.How would I go about this, or where would I look to start going about this?  I have a several hundred page document that has multiple parts and sections with parts that would need to be emailed to be ordered, and it makes much more sense to me to make the Service Manual interactive as I described for the User's benefit.I appreciate any and all tips and pointers!Jim

try67 · Accepted Answer

Wow, do I have a lot to learn about JS.I tried the this.mailForm command, but it worked in neither Acrobat or Reader. I discovered that you have to give the Reader user special permissions to save (I think) but that's way out of my reach at this moment.It should have worked, at least in Acrobat and in the newer version of Reader.Anyway, try this instead:app.launchURL("mailto:me@server.com?body="+msgBody+"&subject=Your order");

try67 · Answer

Sure, that's possible. The first request can be done using check-boxes. The user will tick the products they're interested in and then a script, attached to the Submit button, will collect the information for all of the selected items and use it to generate an email.

The second request is also possible. For that one you can simply use a button for each product that will generate an email with that product's details when clicked.

The information itself can come from an attached text file, or it can be a part of the field (its tooltip text, for example), or even hard-coded into the script.

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