Global hyperlink styles control

[nicholasb30791902]

How can one select all the hyperlinks in a document (there could be thousands) and change their style at one time? Of particular importance to me is being able to set the Highlight Style to None.

[nicholasb30791902 · Accepted solution]

Hello @try67 

Just had a chance to learn about and try out the JS Console, etc. 

I'm in the JS debugger, Console mode selected, and after copy and pasting the script you sent, I do Control Enter, with the cursor at the end of the script, but it complains Syntax error 1 console exec undefined. 

Keeping in mind my lack of experience, what's a likely reason for this?

Thanks so much!

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You must select the full code first, using the mouse or keyboard.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You can place it under a Custom Command or an Action for quick access.

Another option is to place it in a .js file and attach it to a new menu or toolbar button, but that requires some changes to it.

The "None" at the end is just the highlight value that is being used. It means the code ran, actually.

[Document Geek]

I'ts not possible out of the box, but @try67 could probably write a script to accomplish that.

[try67]

I've been summoned... 🙂

Here you go:

for (var p=0; p<this.numPages; p++) {
	var box = this.getPageBox("Crop", p);
	var links = this.getLinks(p, box);
	if (links==null || links.length==0) continue;
	for (var i in links) {
		links[i].highlightMode = "None";
	}
}

[nicholasb30791902]

Well, an interesting solution! Thank you. How/where does one apply this script?

BTW for Acrobat on Android, the link highlights don't show up, but they do in Android for Windows. Anyway for my application, it's important to set Highlights to None.

Thanks again everyone... Let me try this out shortly.

NB

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[try67]

Android for Windows?? Do you mean Acrobat for Windows, perhaps?

You can run this script from the JS Console, or you could attach it to a Custom Command or an Action (in Acrobat Pro). The former will allow you to run it on the current file with a single click. The latter will allow you to run it on multiple files, with just a few clicks (make sure to also add a Save command, if you do that, though).

[nicholasb30791902]

Time to learn something new! Will try out the JS Console, as well as the alternatives. Yes, Acrobat Pro is being used.

SocialEyes Corporation
WhatsApp +977 98 2332 8602
GMT +5:45

[nicholasb30791902 · Accepted solution]

Hello @try67 

Just had a chance to learn about and try out the JS Console, etc. 

I'm in the JS debugger, Console mode selected, and after copy and pasting the script you sent, I do Control Enter, with the cursor at the end of the script, but it complains Syntax error 1 console exec undefined. 

Keeping in mind my lack of experience, what's a likely reason for this?

Thanks so much!

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You must select the full code first, using the mouse or keyboard.

[nicholasb30791902]

All the code, about 8 lines, is selected and highlighted. I then pressed Ctrl Enter, and the script returned None. And Lo! and Behold!, all the highlighting has been removed.

Now, what's an easy way to save the script for future use?

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You can place it under a Custom Command or an Action for quick access.

Another option is to place it in a .js file and attach it to a new menu or toolbar button, but that requires some changes to it.

The "None" at the end is just the highlight value that is being used. It means the code ran, actually.

[nicholasb30791902]

Got it... Let me read up on how to use Custom Command or Action. I have found them but need to get oriented on how to use them, etc. 

Many thanks!

[nicholasb30791902]

BTW how does one force a PDF to open in Single Page View, or in Full Screen? 

[nicholasb30791902]

Almost all the highlights... The first text box behaves correctly, the second and third don't. All the hyperlinks on text and pictures work correctly, meaning no highlights

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You need to resize your links so they don't exceed (or overlap) with the page's boundaries for the script to pick them up.

You can set the default view options for the file (including Full Screen) under File - Properties - Initial View.

[nicholasb30791902]

Finally, is it possible to prevent a reader from navigating beyond a certain page? They can read from page 1 to x, but not beyond.

For example, in my presentation, there are some pages with images at the end, which we call from the hyperlinks and they popup as expected. However, I'd like to make them hidden, so to speak, when using the ordinary navigation process.