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Insert editable picture into PDF form?

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April 24, 2012
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Good day,

I am creating editable marketing flyers for a client. I'm opening my PDF (originally created in Illustrator) in Acrobat and adding editable form feilds for the end user to add their contact information to each piece. The enduser also wants to add a photo with their contact info. Is there a way to create this as part of the form? Ultimately, I'm wanting them to be able to insert a picture into a specified area and not have to resize the photo. Is this possible in Acrobat professional?

Any information would be greatly appreciated! I'm working in CS3 and Acrobat 8, on a mac.

Cheers,

Lilly

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Correct answer try67

You can create a button and add a script to it that would prompt the user

to select an image file when that button is clicked. Then that image can be

displayed using the same button (buttons can show either an image or text).

Lebowskie

Participant

Which script would work with a pdf on an ipad or an iphone? same idea of inserting an image.

thank you in advance

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DareTK2OD

Participant

Howdy All, this thread has been super helpful for a recent project of mine! I do have one question that I'm hoping you might be able to help out with.

I'm working on a map booklet that gives users individual instructions on how to take public transit to specific destinations (doctor, pharmacy, grocery store, etc.) I have created a fillable PDF to type out the directions line by line. I would like to insert icons next to each line to help users identify what mode of transportation they're taking (walking, bus, train).

I've followed the directions by inserting buttons next to each line with the applicable javascript. My issue is that when I insert an icon into one button it populates all the other buttons on the page with that icon. How do I get individual icons in each button?

Thanks so much!

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George_Johnson

Inspiring

You just need to give each button a unique field name.

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DareTK2OD

Participant

Perfect, thank you!

xdjlukzx032

Participant

Hello Guys!

I hope You Can Help me!

regarding image field. how to auto crop / auto size if you insert the images?

the sizing is only: Scale Image to fir Rectngle

Scale Image Proportionally.

there's any JavaScript codes guys?

Really needed guys!!

this is the samples what i need>

https://github.com/hongkhanh/cropbox

https://scottcheng.github.io/cropit/https://scottcheng.github.io/cropit/

Thank you guys!!

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

The samples are not for Adobe Acrobat.

xdjlukzx032

Participant

yo bro Bernd Alheit,

How are you?

yes i know but there's any solution similar to that which we can create a codes in acrobat? or in the live-cycle?

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Test Screen Name

Legend

Think so. There's an iOS JavaScript guide somewhere and it's very thin.

MasakoOnishi

Participant

Hiya, I tried to edit the PDF with the button with this event.target.buttonImportIcon(); javascript action using Acrobat Reader App on my iPhone, and it did not work. Other form fields (text), I can still edit, but the button does not work. Is that the expected behaviour?

try67

Community Expert

Unfortunately, yes. This feature doesn't work in the mobile version of Reader.

It does work in Readdle's PDF Expert app, though.

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Test Screen Name

Legend

Design the text into the background page so the image covers it, or put it on the initial image.

MasakoOnishi

Participant

Thank you very much, I used the initial image option, as I needed to have a clear background when the user clears the button.

MasakoOnishi

Participant

So far I have managed to put a button to bring in a PDF file (in Acrobat Reader), and any image file (in Acrobat Pro).

I found "Duplicate Across Pages" option to place the button in all pages.

I'm able to clear the button, thanks to using the Javascript provided by George_Johnson

The only thing I cannot do (seemingly the simplest thing), is to get the button to be vislble on the page.

Users must guess where to click (e.g. upper right corner) without any visual queue.

In the Button Properties here's what I have.

General > Name = "Insert your picture here"

General > Form Field = Visible

Appearance > Border Color = No color

Appearance > Fill Color = No color

Appearance > Text Color = Black

Optoins = Icon only

I'd like to have some label to provide an instruction "Click here to insert your picture." I'd really appreciate if someone could solve this issue. Thank you in advance.

Samuel1001

Participant

I found the duplicate across all pages tool, but how do you get those fields to repopulate with the exact same updated image? I need for all of the logos to be updated for all of the pages and only have to do it one time.

Thom Parker

Community Expert

You'll have to write code for this. The image on the button field is not data, so it is not shared, but unique for each button. However it is very easy to copy the image to each of the other buttons.

Why don't you post your question to a new thread. This one is getting a bit long.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often