In InDesign I can define buttons and can add different actions to them. One of these actions is "go to page", but apparently that function is only usable when exporting the InDesign document as an SWF. However, we want to export an interactive PDF.
When we open the exported PDF in Adobe Acrobat Professional we can touch up each and every button in the document and set the page to the page we want, but this is of course extremely tedious work, especially when you have several proving runs.
So, my question is: how do I get my buttons in InDesign to jump to a specific page without having to do the touch up late in Adobe Acrobat Professional? Surely it must be possible to navigate between pages?!
I stumbled on this issue a while back too, and i figured out how to link to a place in an interactive PDF document via Buttons:
1) Create Bookmarks on the pages you want to link to. (I usually make a text in the top of the page in 'paper color' and create a bookmark from that)
2) Button action "Go to destination" -> Bookmark
Hope this helps...
Make a box in inDesign.
Select the box.
Open Hyperlink panel
"Create a hyperlink destination" I use the page number
Then go to the page in your inDesign document where you want to make the button.
Make a box and select it
Open hyperlinkpanel "Make hyperlink" and choose the destination you made using the pulldown (not the page number counter, that didn't work for me).
interactiv->Hyperlink and You choose "New Hyperlink destination" from menu in top-right dropdown menu. And choose page.
I tried sometime but now i know the deal (on CS5 on Windows). I only have the German version so maybe i´ll label some things wrong:
When you create your button and determine the "action" you´ll get a list with available options. Here the upper options work in PDF and SWF, but some options are available "only in swf" and "only in pdf.
"Go to a certain page" is not available in PDF :(
So you have to edit the document via Acrobat.
Another thing: When writing an interactive pdf-file use the option "Export..." under "File", here you chose "Adobe PDF (Interactive)" under filetype.
Maybe (as a thought) there is a way to use Javascript in InDesign and/or Acrobat to assign the buttons automatically.
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When I open a certain pdf file on SharePoint, I wish to see the Bookmarks Navigation tab open by default. I can do this manually by File > Properties > initial View and changing the Navigation tab to "Bookmarks Panel and Page".
I need to do this with hundreds of pdf files and then upload them to SharePoint.
I am using VBA. I don't mind using other forms of automation.
Currently, I have AVDoc (CAcroAVDoc) and can open the Bookmarks Pane but it's not changed in the settings.
AVDoc.SetViewMode 3
I tried PDDoc.SetInfo etc but nothings changing the "settings".
Any suggestion will be appreciated.
I am running a lot of code in Excel VBA, that does a lot of pdf manipulation. The only thing that remains is to change the settings.
With Acrobat as the runtime, there is no scriptable interface to the initial view settings. However, you can easily use any of several .NET PDF libraries to make this change. A Google search for ".NET PDF Library" will yield both free and commercial varieties. You'll need to research which one is best for your task and skill set.
I would like to know if it's possible to combine:
#target="_blank" and #page=4
In my case: I have a button in a pdf with a hyperlink asociated, when you press the link, it calls another pdf. The problem is that in Chrome, I need to press Control+click to open the link... so I want to force a "open in new tab" when clicking the button.
clicking on https://something.com/file.pdf#page=4 works but don't open on Chrome viewer
clicking on https://something.com/file.pdf#target="_blank" works but don't open in the page I want
So I need to combine both of them to open the link in a new window/tab on the page I want.
When you follow this link:
http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters.pdf
You'll find a PDF document issued by Adobe where they describe the different possibilities for URLs going into PDF documents. They also describe how you can combine them, with the regular syntax also used for URL fragments, so I would try:
https://something.com/file.pdf#target="_blank"&page=4
I am trying to make a form I used FormsCentral For Acrobat, and it looks fine and when I open my pdf in acrobat it looks great but when I open it in a pdf viewer the fields in the form are invisible and the user cannot see where they are supposed to enter the data. They work fine, i.e. when you click on them they can be typed into, but the user can not see where to type.
I want to know how to either put a box around them or to make some sort of contrast.
Is this a viewer other than Adobe Acrobat? Adobe Acrobat will by default highlight any available fields. If it isn't, look for a setting to change that.
If you create a form with Adobe Acrobat Pro, you can double click the fields to get a properties dialog, and there are settings for border and fill color under the 'Appearance' tab. I don't know how FormsCentral is set up, but it may have a similar command.
I just finished filling out a mammoth 100+ page background check in a .pdf file. I reviewed it and found I had mistakenly checked a few radio boxes, but I cannot uncheck them. How can I uncheck these boxes? The document is password-protected so I don't have the ability to edit the document or script. Is there any way to uncheck the boxes or should I go through the hassle of filling it out all over again?
I'm using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro.
There is a way! But only if you haven't saved the document already. Right after you fill or check a box you didn't intend to, type Ctrl-Z. That's it!
You may be able to use the "Clear Form" option under "Forms" in the menu bar. My guess is that's your only option. (But then, you may need to fill out the complete mammoth 100+ page PDF once again...)
If you are using Preview on MacOS, you can revert to an earlier version of the document where the boxes had not been checked: File->Revert To.
We have a downloadable PDF file which looks great at 72% magnification in Adobe Reader and not so good at 101%. When downloaded and opened in the reader, its default magnification is 101%.
Is there a way to define the default magnification in the PDF file itself so that we ensure the best user experience?
Thank you!
If you can control the URL used to download, you can put parameters in the URL to control how the built-in reader will display the file.
For example, http://example.org/doc.pdf#zoom=50 will set the magnification to 50%.
See: https://www.evermap.com/AutoBookmark/Manual/OpenParameters.htm
The above applies to the built-in reader supplied by Adobe. Other readers may not honor the parameters. In particular, see the answer to this question regarding Chrome.
An example of how to define magnification when opening a file (regardless of the default one):
AcroRd32 /A "zoom=50=OpenActions" sh.pdf
First, this is a programming website, so you should identify a programming context. This question will probably be closed because it belongs on the soon to be launched serverfault.com
To set the default magnification, you need Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional not Reader to have the ability to edit pdfs. Then when you open the document, click File | Properties. Click the Initial View tab and enter 72% in the magnification text box and click ok. Save your pdf and reopen it. It should default to 72% magnification when it is opened.
Note: I am unsure if other open source pdf editors provide this type of functionality.
Update: Standard doesn't work for saving magnifications.
For Adobe Standard, go to "Edit" then "Preferences."
When you click on the "Page Display" tab on the left, you'll see a panel with a field called "Zoom," where you can select a percentage from a drop-down menu.
If the above suggestions are not working it may be because the bookmarks can contain zoom instructions in their properties. To look at the bookmark properties select a bookmark in the bookmark panel and right click it to open properties. Choose actions. There should be a description of actions that will be applied when clicking on the bookmark.
The best solution I have found is that you can add a subsequent property for zoom instructions that will execute following the initial one, and set the page zoom to your specifications. To do this, select all of the bookmarks, right click to open properties, then actions, then choose the add function. After choosing add, find the zoom instruction that is the best fit for what you are looking for.
If you want to edit the initial zoom instruction through the edit function in bookmark properties on all bookmarks, you cannot select all, because, although the zoom will be set correctly, every bookmark will be set to one bookmark page. If you wish to edit the properties this way you must edit each, one by one.