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ADOBE ACROBAT 8 STANDARD
User Guide
Play A Sound
Plays the specified sound file. The sound is embedded into the PDF document in a cross-platform
format that plays in Windows and Mac OS.
Play Media (Acrobat 5 Compatible)
Plays the specified QuickTime or AVI movie that was created as Acrobat 5
compatible. The specified movie must be embedded in a PDF document.
Play Media (Acrobat 6 And Later Compatible)
Plays a specified movie that was created as Acrobat 6-compatible. The
specified movie must be embedded in a PDF document.
Read An Article
Follows an article thread in the active document or in another PDF document.
Reset A Form
Clears previously entered data in a form. You can control the fields that are reset with the Select Fields
dialog box.
Run A JavaScript
Runs the specified JavaScript.
Set Layer Visibility
Determines which layer settings are active. Before you add this action, specify the appropriate
layer settings.
Show/Hide A Field
Toggles between showing and hiding a field in a PDF document. This option is especially useful
in form fields. For example, if you want an object to pop up whenever the pointer is over a button, you can set an
action that shows a field on the Mouse Enter trigger and hides a field on Mouse Exit.
Submit A Form
Sends the form data to the specified URL.
Trigger types
Triggers determine how actions are activated in media clips, pages, and form fields. For example, you can specify a
movie or sound clip to play when a page is opened or closed. The available options depend on the specified page
element.
About JavaScript in Acrobat
The JavaScript language was developed by Netscape Communications as a means to create interactive web pages
more easily. Adobe has enhanced JavaScript so that you can easily integrate this level of interactivity into your PDF
documents.
You can invoke JavaScript code using actions associated with bookmarks, links, and pages. The Set Document
Actions command lets you 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.
Acrobat 8.0 Professional is required to use JavaScript with forms and batch sequences.
To learn how to create JavaScript scripts, download the JavaScript manuals from the Adobe website.
Developing
Acrobat® Applications Using JavaScript™
contains background information and tutorials, and the
JavaScript™ for
Acrobat® API Reference
contains detailed reference information. These and other JavaScript resources are located on
the Adobe website.