Activate / Deactiv desired setting on Open (PDF)

Question

Hi all,I have an PDF document with some functionality. But this just works if the marked (photo) setting is deactivated. Is there a way to deactivate this setting if I ( or anyone else) opens the PDF document?   Thank you for your help

try67 · Accepted Answer

Open the file in Acrobat and then go to Tools - JavaScript - Document JavaScripts and create a new item (let's call it "scripts").
Delete the code that is created by default (the function definition) and replace it with the following:

if (app.runtimeHighlight) {
	if (app.alert("This document is best viewed with Fields Highlighting turned off. Do you wish to do that now?\n\nNOTE: This will also affect all other files you open. If you wish to enable it later you can do so via Edit - Preferences - Forms.",2,2)==4) {
		app.runtimeHighlight = false;
	}
}

NOTE: This will also affect all other files you open. If you wish to enable it later you can do so via Edit - Preferences - Forms.",2,2)==4) {app.runtimeHighlight = false;}}

try67 · Answer

Yes, it's possible to embed a script in the file that will disable the fields highlighting, but you must have Acrobat to be able to do it. Also, it will affect all other files opened by the end-user, so you should at least inform them of this change before doing it.

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