Developing Acrobat Applications Using JavaScript

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4 91 the JavaScript for Acrobat API summary ..13dbg ..15search .. Tools ..18 Using the JavaScript Debugger the console ..18 Executing JavaScript ..19 Debugging with the JavaScript a JavaScript editor ..21 Specifying the default JavaScript an external editor capabilities ..22 Specifying additional capabilities to your editor ..23 Saving and closing a file with a syntax the Debugger with Acrobat Reader the JavaScript Debugger ..25 JavaScript groups of View Scripts Stack list ..31 Inspect details styles and breakpoints ..34 Listing breakpoints ..34 Using conditional breakpoints ..34 Starting the Debugger ..35 Final notes ..363 JavaScript Contexts in Acrobat concept of a JavaScript event ..37 About level.

5 39 Page Acrobat DC SDKA crobat JS Developer Guide 4 Field level ..41 Privileged versus non-privileged context ..41 Executing privileged methods in a non-privileged privileged methods through the privileged methods in a certified document ..454 Creating and Modifying PDF and modifying PDF PDF and extracting file and rotating pages ..51 Cropping , moving, deleting, replacing, and copying pages ..52 Adding watermarks and PDF documents to XML format ..555 Print Production ..56 Setting print PDF comments and forms ..59 Booklet advanced print output marks and PostScript font Using JavaScript in PDF of Acrobat DC for creating a new Acrobat DC form Acrobat DC form field properties.

6 66 Field properties ..66 Button fields ..67 Check box fields ..69 Combo box box button script ..80 Task-based required form fields ..81 Making a form the hierarchy of form forms ..83 Adobe Acrobat DC SDKA crobat JS Developer Guide 5 Positioning form form fields ..84 Creating multiple form fields ..85 Defining the tabbing order ..85 Defining form field calculation order ..86 Making PDF forms a submit button ..87 Creating a reset form CGI export values ..87 Importing and exporting form completed forms ..87 Use date arithmetic ..89 Defining global variables in JavaScript ..90 Enable the global object security policy ..90 Setting and getting a global global global variables persistent ..91 Querying an Acrobat DC form field value in another open object security policy.

7 92 Intercepting keystrokes in an Acrobat DC form ..93 Constructing custom the user for a an URL from JavaScript ..93 Creating special rollover effects ..94 Global submit ..94 Making forms ..95 Tagging annotations ..96 Document tab order ..97 Reading JavaScript to secure Review, Markup, and Approval ..100 Working with comments Using 100 Annotation types .. 100 Getting annotation 101 Adding comments with 102 Setting comment properties .. 102 Online collaboration 102 Reviewing documents with additional usage rights .. 103 Emailing PDF 104 JavaScript -based collaboration 104 Spell-checking in comments and forms .. 106 Setting spelling 106 Adding words to a 106 Managing 106 Selecting, moving, and deleting comments.

8 107 Adobe Acrobat DC SDKA crobat JS Developer Guide 6 Using the comments 107 Changing the status of 107 Changing the appearance of comments .. 107 Sorting comments .. 108 Showing and hiding 108 Exporting and importing comments .. 108 Aggregating comments for use in Excel .. 108 Comparing comments in two PDF documents .. 109 Extracting comments in a batch process .. 109 Approving documents Using stamps (Japanese workflows) .. 109 Setting up a Hanko approval workflow .. 110 Participating in a Hanko approval 110 Installing and customizing Hanko stamps .. 110 Creating custom Inkan stamps .. 110 Deleting custom stamps .. 1108 Working with Digital Media in PDF players: control, settings, renditions, and 111 Accessing a list of active 112 Specifying playback settings.

9 114 Integrating media into documents .. 115 Controlling multimedia through a rendition action .. 116 Controlling multimedia with a Run a JavaScript 118 Adding and editing 120 Setting multimedia preferences .. 1219 Modifying the User toolbar buttons and menu items .. 122 Adding navigation to PDF 124 Creating page 124 Adding page actions with page thumbnails .. 125 Creating bookmarks .. 126 Managing bookmarks .. 126 Creating a bookmark 127 Links .. 127 Adding and removing web links from text .. 128 Adding and removing 129 Defining the appearance of a link .. 130 Opening links .. 130 Opening file 130 Using 131 Using actions for special effects .. 131 Highlighting form fields and navigational components .. 131 Setting up a presentation.

10 132 Defining the initial view in full screen view .. 133 Defining an initial 134 Numbering pages .. 135 Creating buttons .. 136 Working with PDF 137 Adobe Acrobat DC SDKA crobat JS Developer Guide 7 Navigating with 137 Editing the properties of PDF 138 Reordering layers .. 13910 Acrobat DC role of templates in PDF form 140 Spawning templates .. 140 Dynamic form field 140 Dynamic page 141 Template syntax and usage .. 14111 Search and Index for text in PDF documents .. 144 Finding words in an PDF 145 Using advanced search options .. 145 Searching across multiple PDF 146 Searching all PDF files in a specific location .. 146 Using advanced search options for multiple document searches .. 146 Searching PDF index 147 Using Boolean queries.