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Floating (Tooltip) Text on PDF Documents

  • May 28, 2023
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I would like to use Adobe Pro 2023 to repeat the process explained here:

 

Floating Text on PDF Documents - KHKonsulting LLC

 

The interface has changed since 2014 and I do not seem to find the ADD NEW TEXT FIELD function.

 

Pardon my ignorance. Can anyone help?

 

Thank you.

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Correct answer Thom Parker

Thank you for your further comment.

 

I would like to include neat tooltips in my pdf files so that information, such as word definitions/further examples etc. can appear the mouse is hovered on a particular word. Therefore, I would like the files to feature no text fields or buttons (as I do not want to actually use form fields to fill), but rather, the simple floating tooltip text in relation to a specific word in a specific position. I do understand that this is not what tooltips are meant for.

 

I have made some progress, as one can perhaps tell from the attached file. Unfortunately, the tooltip only works when the Form Field in the Text Field General Properties is marked as Visible. It stops working if it is marked as Hidden. But the visibility of the text field (in pale shade of blue) is distracting and not aesthetically pleasing.


Use a button field to trigger the tooltip. Remove the border and fill from the button appearance properties, so it is essentially invisible. 

 

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Thom Parker
Thom Parker
Community Expert
May 29, 2023

Try the "Prepare Form" toolset

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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    AYR3Author
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    May 29, 2023

    Your comment helped a lot. Thanks.

     

    I wish there was a quicker way to make tooltips in Adobe Pro though...

    Thom Parker
    Thom Parker
    Community Expert
    May 30, 2023

    All form fields come with a a tooltip, which is entered in the properties dialog for the field. This could be used as a general tooltip text for many different scenarios that are not actual form fields.

    But even for a form field tooltip, many people find this text slow and in sufficient.  Karl developed this method for those situations, where the built-in tooltip just doesn't work for the desired behaviour. 

    So, there is an easier way to do tooptips. It's just not as pretty or quick as what you can get with a little more work. 

     

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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    Brainiac
    May 28, 2023

    Everything was redesigned a few years back. Tip: the SEARCH function in Tools is probably your best starting point. 

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