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ADOBE ACROBAT 8 STANDARD
User Guide
The Locked option prevents the appearance and actions associated with an object from being accidentally changed.
Add an action
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Do one of the following:
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Using the Hand tool, right-click/Control-click the bookmark or page thumbnail, and choose Properties.
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Using the Select Object tool, double-click the link, media clip, or form field, and choose Properties.
2
Click the Actions tab.
3
From the Select Action menu, select the action type to occur, and then click Add. You can add multiple actions;
actions execute in the order that they appear in the Actions list box.
4
(Optional) Select an action in the Actions tab, and use the buttons to reorder, edit, or delete the action.
5
Close the window to accept the actions.
Add actions with page thumbnails
To enhance the interactive quality of a document, you can specify actions, such as changing the zoom value, to occur
when a page is opened or closed.
1
Click the Pages button on the left.
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Select the page thumbnail corresponding to the page, and choose Page Properties from the Options menu.
3
Click the Actions tab.
4
From the Select Trigger menu, choose Page Open to set an action when the page opens, or choose Page Close to
set an action when the page closes.
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Choose an action from the Select Action menu, and click Add.
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Specify the options for the action, and click OK. The options available depend on the action selected.
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To create a series of actions, choose another action from the menu, and click Add again. Use the Up and Down
buttons to arrange the actions in the order you want them to occur.
Note:
If you set an action that switches to Full Screen view on Page Open or Page Close, the next time the same page
opens or closes, Full Screen view is turned off.
Action types
You can assign the following actions to links, bookmarks, pages, media clips, and form fields:
Execute A Menu Item
Executes a specified menu command as the action.
Go To A 3D View
Jumps to the specified 3D view.
Go To A Page View
Jumps to the specified destination in the current document or in another document.
Import Form Data
Brings in form data from another file, and places it in the active form.
Open A File
Launches and opens a file. If you are distributing a PDF file with a link to another file, the reader needs
the native application of that linked file to open it successfully. (You may need to add opening preferences for the
target file.)
Open A Web Link
Jumps to the specified destination on the Internet. You can use http, ftp, and mailto protocols to
define your link.