Creating Non-Printable Headline

[jtwork]

I have a Parts Manual that has a "Table of Contents" heading on all pages for the online pdf manual which is stored online for dealer access. I would like this heading to disappear once a person prints the document. Is there a way to designate this header as a "non-print" by still visible, so I only have to create ONE manual. Many people find it confusing on the printed version, since it appears on all the pages, but has no function on the actual printed manual that gets mailed out.

[frameexpert]

What version of FrameMaker are you using?

You can set button properties in Acrobat so that they are visible but don't print.

[jtwork]

version 2017 (Creative Cloud Suite)

below is how the manual is currently set up with Cross Reference Link for TOC.

[frameexpert]

OK, so it becomes a link instead of a button in the PDF. I don't think you can make a link visible and non-printable in Acrobat.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

It will have to be changed to a button, but you can make it look like the text (without the underline) if you want. You can create just the line in Frame and put the button on top of it. Acrobat Pro has a feature to distribute (copy) the button to every page with a right-click. 

[frameexpert]

Is the cross-reference on a master page?

[jtwork]

yes, it is on a Master Page.

[frameexpert]

OK, follow these steps:

1. Go to the master page that contains the cross-reference.
2. Use the Text Frame tool and draw a text frame that covers the Table of Contents cross-reference. Make sure that the text frame has a transparent background so that you can see the Table of Contents text.
3. Add the following text in the text frame:

   /Y exch def /X exch def
   [ /FT /Btn
   /T (Mask)
   /Rect [0 0 X Y ]
   /Ff 65536 /F 36
   /MK << /BG [ 1.0 1.0 1.0 ] >>
   /BS << /W 0 >>
   /Subtype /Widget /ANN pdfmark​

   4. Control Right-click on the text frame and choose Object Properties. Check the PostScript Code checkbox and click Apply.

5. Choose File > Publish, click the button next to the Settings File field and choose Edit.  Check the Use Acrobat Distiller for PDF generation checkbox and click Save and Close.

Create a PDF to test it. The text frame, which becomes a button in the PDF, will be invisible on the screen, but when you print the PDF, it will "mask" whatever is underneath it.

[jtwork]

Thank you, I will give this a try.