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Blast5903
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May 1, 2021
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Sequential numbering

  • May 1, 2021
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I am trying to figure out how to get acrobat to number things for me. I am making raffle tickets and have to print 500 and numbering from 001-500 is going to be exhausting. How can I get adobe to do this for me?

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

You realize you can buy sequentially numbered raffle tickets from the office supply stores, right?  

https://www.staples.com/raffle-tickets-and-tags/cat_CL206119/whsq7

 

Anyway, to answer your question you need JavaScript to do this in Acrobat.  See the related discussion below.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/sequential-number-generator-in-a-pdf/m-p/9358763

 

Hope that helps.

 

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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January 10, 2022

Add a field named "COUNT" (for example) in your document with a value = 0 (zero) and place this script in the "Document Did Print" event:

this.getField("COUNT").value += 1;

 

Then print 500 copies of the document.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
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joshua83702a
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January 8, 2022

Sure, this is possible: use page numbering and choose the desired value.

gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity Expert
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May 1, 2021

Well to start, don't use Acrobat. Acrobat is not a page layout application, rather it is a printed document reader and enhancer. Acrobat is no more capable of doing something like this than Excel is the choice to write a novel.

 

You might try any local office supply store or you can try this:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Tacticai-Raffle-Tickets-Available-Fundraiser/dp/B08JHGY2VL/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=raffle+tickets&qid=1619899382&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzTlBIMkVJRjY4RlVHJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTUxMzkxM1EzMVJMNjdYN0dBQiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTY2NzA5MkExMzY0V0JLOEcwQiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

 

 

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 1, 2021

    You realize you can buy sequentially numbered raffle tickets from the office supply stores, right?  

    https://www.staples.com/raffle-tickets-and-tags/cat_CL206119/whsq7

     

    Anyway, to answer your question you need JavaScript to do this in Acrobat.  See the related discussion below.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/sequential-number-generator-in-a-pdf/m-p/9358763

     

    Hope that helps.

     

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