Can I make Pages with print only layers to not be visible when exporting an interactive pdf?

When you export to interactive document you can leave the option for layers active to create Acrobat Layers, when you export for print, check the menu for layers in the export options window, you have to choose the option for export just visible and printable layers

Unfortunately, I can not post the document online. It is a Classified Document. I made all of the pages that are not to be printed templates and unchecked the boxes and added the javascript action to the "Print" buttons. after printing all of the pages that I don't want visible in the digital pdf are added to the doc again. I assume that is what the delete command is for. unfortunately I did add it and it did not work. I adjusted the page numbers as page 9 through page 35 are what I want to no show, but still, have it print. I adjusted the command to

this.deletePages({nStart: 9,nEnd: 35});

Did I use it correctly?

or the command "this.deletePages({nStart: 2,nEnd 3}); are you trying to delete these pages? what does this accomplish?

Also, it is only printing the first page of the print version not all of the pages.

This did not work as both images showed when printing and the number of pages I need to be printed is greater than those that need to display digitally.

Hi

First of all, IMHO this question should take place in the Acrobat forum.

Now, if you want to print pages that don't show in Acrobat, I suggest you change those pages into templates.

Then turn their visibility off.

Finally assign custom javascript to the print button.

Javascript code will get the templates (getTemplate function) and spawn them (spawn function), then print the doc (no JS in my example below, but could be) and finally delete the spawn pages. Make sure these instructions are in correct order.

Not knowing how is your document set and where the "hidden" pages should be spawned, I made a small example with spawned pages added at the end of the document. But you can add numbering properties to the spawn function. Obviously, Indesign Page Auto-numbering will not be your friend here, unless all the spawned pages are meant to be at the very end of the PDF

In addition: Please note that if you want to hide an element on a page in Acrobat but be able to print it, you can (in Indesign), transform it into a button, check "Printable" and "Hide Until Triggered".

See example below:

Hope I understood your question correctly ^^

Vinny

BMurr2,

Would be appreciated if you could reply, as you have a number of great replies here, and not sure if you still need help. If we are not understanding your needs please explain. Is not clear if you just want to make a PDF which has certain page sin them, or if you possible want all the pages in the .pdf but for certain ones to not print.

You could export all the pages, open the document in Acrobat, go to TOOLS>ORGANIZE PAGES and delete the pages you don't want to include. Then just save that version of the document.

I am not sure exactly what you want to accomplish.

- If you need two kinds of PDFs (interactive and print), export the page ranges separately to produce two different files.

- If you need all pages exported, but want only certain pages viewed, while others are hidden, then this could be accomplished with a workaround in Acrobat. You just can't hide pages from view, but you can have attachments. The attachments could be the hidden pages that are activated with a button.

- If you need all pages exported, but want a visitor to be able to print only a certain range, then this can be done in Acrobat with a button and javascript. The following js    this.print(true, 0, 1, 2, 5, 7,);   would print pages 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 of document.

This method is less automated as amaaarora's brilliant example, but Incase you are on Mac or do not have the PDF printer.

Specify the exact pages you want using the range button.