How to add an image placeholder in an interactive Adobe Acrobat Form

[nikolaig]

I am working with Acrobat X Pro on Windows.

I am creating an interactive PDF from out of InDesign.

I would like a user to be able to add different logos to the Interactive PDF form which will be generated from InDesign.

Please let me know if there is a way to add an image placeholder in Acrobat so user can add their own images?

[Meenakshi Negi]

Hi nikolaig,

Please refer this link for help: Create dynamic PDF documents in Adobe InDesign

Check if this resolves your issue.

Regards,

Meenakshi

[nikolaig]

Thank you for pointing to this document.

I reviewed it and found a lot of features which I already use in my PDF form creation.

However, I did not find an answer to how to make an image placeholder which will allow a form user to insert his/hers image/s.

[George_Johnson]

You can use a button for this. If you set the button's layout to something other than "Label only", Acrobat users will be able to select any source file that's a PDF or that Acrobat knows how to convert to PDF as the button icon. You can make it easier to import by adding the following Mouse Up JavaScript to the button:

// Mouse Up script to import a button icon

event.target.buttonImportIcon();

This will also work in Reader 11 and DC, but only existing PDFs can be selected.

Once the button icon is set, the button can be set to read-only or flattened.

[nikolaig]

George_Johnson,

Thank you, your reply seems like what I need.

I tried to create a button in Acrobat X Pro on windows and it only gives me an option of created a Java button or OK button. There is no option for an image button.

Please let me know how to create a button in interactive PDF. Should I look for its creation in Acrobat or InDesign?

[George_Johnson]

Add the button in Acrobat. I don't know what a Java button is, but what you want is just a regular button. After you create it, bring up the button properties dialog and go to the Options tab and select a Layout of "Icon only". You can then either manually select an icon to use, or add the script to the Mouse Up event. You may want to adjust some of the other button properties to suit.