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Text call outs with text in sequence without typing manually PLEASE HELP!!!!

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April 22, 2022
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I am marking a PDF document with several text call outs, can I use acrobat tools to generate for example 500 text call outs with text in side in sequence 1 - 500. typing in manually is time consuming.

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try67

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As mentioned, this can be done with a dynamic stamp, but that's limiting since the design of the stamp is always the same, and you can't place it in a dynamic location and have the arrow and connecting line move according to where you put it.

Another option is to apply the contents after the fact, once you've created all (or some) of the callouts.

You could use a custom-made script to apply a unique number as the contents of each callout, in the order you created them. That will allow you to keep using this tool, with all of its functionalities, while not having to manually enter the number each time. One click will do all of them.

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richnevAuthor

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Thanks for the feedback, do you have any usefule links or more details on how I go about adding a script to complete this task?

Rich

try67

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Are you looking to develop this script yourself, or have someone create it for you (probably for a fee)?

bebarth

Community Expert

Hi,

Could you please express your request more clearly because I didn't understand.

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richnevAuthor

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I am labelling a construction drawing using hundreds of text call out boxes (image attached) and i have to create a text call out box and type in the number to identify different points everytime, it will be in the thousands.

but what i want to know is.....

can I use the tools in Acrobat to for example create hundreds of them numbered 1 - 300 for instance

this would save me time creating them one by one and typing in the number manually also less chance of missing numbers or duplicating numbers.

Hope this was a bit clearer

bebarth

Community Expert

You could create a dynamic stamp with a dialog box for the editable text and auto increment numbering.

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