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Working with JavaScript in Acrobat

The JavaScript language was developed by Netscape Communications so you can more

easily create interactive web pages. Adobe has enhanced JavaScript so that you can easily

integrate this level of interactivity into your PDF documents. JavaScript can perform

calculations, respond to user actions, validate user data, process multiple PDF documents

in batch sequences, and control the behavior of the document. You can invoke JavaScript

code in the following ways:

Using Page Open and Page Close actions. For example, you may want to update a date on

a page. (See

Using actions for special

Using Document Actions to create document-level JavaScript actions that apply to the

entire document. For example, selecting Document Did Save runs the JavaScript after a

document is saved.

Using bookmarks or links. (See

Adding page actions with page thumbnails

actions to a

Using form fields. The most common uses for JavaScript in Acrobat forms are formatting

data, calculating data, validating data, and assigning an action. Field-level scripts are

associated with a specific form field or fields, such as a button.This type of script is

executed when an event occurs, such as a Mouse Up action. (See

Creating interactive

Opening scripts directly from the JavaScripts folder on your hard drive.

Animating 3D models.

To learn how to create JavaScript scripts, download the JavaScript manuals from the

Adobe website. The Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide contains background information

and tutorials, and the Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Reference contains detailed reference

information. These and other JavaScript resources are located at http://partners.adobe.com/

asn/acrobat/index.jsp (English only).

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