Chapter 1 Introduction To Acrobat Javascript; Introduction; Chapter Goals; Contents - Adobe 12001196 - Acrobat - Mac Manual

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Introduction

This chapter introduces Adobe Acrobat JavaScript. The JavaScript development
environment for Acrobat 6, which includes new debugging capabilities, is only supported
on the Acrobat Pro "flavor" of Acrobat 6.
This guide shows a variety of ways that you can use Acrobat JavaScript to implement
solutions to your customer or company's needs. For further information and examples, see
the Web sites and other resources listed in

Chapter Goals

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
Describe the difference between Acrobat JavaScript and standard, or HTML JavaScript.
List what you can do with Acrobat JavaScript.
Describe the
App, Doc, Console, Global, Util, Connection, and Statement objects are used.

Contents

Topics

Overview

What Is Acrobat JavaScript?
What Can You Do with Acrobat JavaScript?
Acrobat JavaScript Object Overview
Overview
Most people know Adobe Acrobat as a medium for exchanging and viewing electronic
documents easily and reliably, independent of the environment in which they were
created. However, Acrobat provides far more capabilities than a simple document viewer.
You can enhance an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) document so that it contains
fields to capture user-entered data as well as buttons to initiate user actions. This type of
Acrobat JavaScript Scripting Guide
Introduction to Acrobat JavaScript
Doc Object containment hierarchy and briefly state for what purpose the
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