Interactive PDF - Buttons from InDesign have visible black outline in PDF

[Patti_NJ]

My InDesign file has a map with buttons on 3 countries (with show/hide actions) —AUS, US, Brazil. When exported to Acrobat, the buttons have a visible black box that shows up where the "box" of the button is. How do I remove that? Any help is appreciated! Thank you!  

[Luke Jennings3]

In Acrobat & Reader you can go to Preferences> Forms> Show focus rectangle (un-check), this will turn off the box for you, but not other people who view the PDF. I don't know if there is a work-around for this, although I believe buttons set to mouse enter and mouse exit do not create a black box (no clicking).

[Patti_NJ]

Thank you, that worked for me but I woud need the viewers to see no box too. I'll try no click as an option as well. 

[try67]

I don't see any such box. Can you send a screenshot of what you're seeing?

Also, what version of Acrobat are you using?

[try67]

PS. The show/hide actions you associated with the fields are very clumsy and barely working. I suggest you use a script to do it.

[Patti_NJ]

My acrobat is the most recent for 2020

[Patti_NJ]

Thank you. I'd have to figure out what you mean by using a script, I am not familiar. 

[sarahc94176636]

Heya, Did you figure this out?

[JR Boulay]

Use this JavaScript as a "Document level" script, so it will run at document opening:

app.focusRect = false;

[try67]

Just be aware it will affect all other files you open, not just the ones you create in InDesign...

[Karlien5FAB]

Hi @Patti_NJ  have you managed to solve this issue?

I am experiencing the exact same issue: when exporting my Indesign document as interactive PDF, it works perfectly in Preview (Mac), but when opened in Acrobat I get those same visible black dotted outlines/bounding box borders on my file. I need these borders to not be visible when random reader/viewers open the PDF on their computers (as I have no idea what pdf viewer they have installed, or if they have Mac (Preview) or Windows/Acrobat etc).

Any help would be much appreciated! I am using Indesign 2022, and Acrobat Pro DC 2022 version.

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[JR Boulay]

Please read my answer above