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About action types
You can specify actions for links, bookmarks, page actions, buttons, and other form fields.
To assign an action to a link, you choose an action type from the Actions menu in the Link
Properties dialog box. To assign an action to a bookmark, you choose an action type from
the Type menu in the Bookmark Properties dialog box. To assign an action to a button or
other form field, you choose an action type from the Type menu in the Add an Action
dialog box. The Add an Action dialog box opens from the form tool Field Properties
dialog box.
Execute Menu Item
Executes a specified menu command as the action. Click Edit Menu
Item, select a menu item, and then click OK.
Go To View
Jumps to a destination within the current document or in another PDF
document. Go to the destination where you want the reader to end up, and set the
position and magnification for the view. You can either navigate to the location in the
current document or choose File > Open, select a PDF file, and then go to the destination.
Import Form Data
Brings in form data from another file, and places it in the active form.
(See
“Exporting and importing form data” on page 169
.)
JavaScript
Runs a specified Java script.The Edit button allows you to create or edit a Java
script action that is activated when the bookmark, link, or other element is selected. For
more information, see
“Using custom JavaScripts in forms” on page 164
.
Movie
Plays a specified QuickTime or AVI movie. Click Select Movie, and select the movie
you want to play when the action is activated. A link to the movie must already be added
to the PDF document for you to be able to select it.
Open File
Launches and opens a non-PDF file. Click Select File, locate the file, and click
Select. (If you are distributing a PDF file with a link to a non-PDF file, the reader needs the
native application of the non-PDF file to open it successfully.)
Read Article
Follows an article thread in the active document or in another PDF
document. To choose an article from the active document, Click Select Article, select an
article from the list, and click OK. To choose an article in another PDF document, make the
destination file the active document, click Select Article, select an article from the list, and
click OK.
Reset Form
Clears previously entered data in a form. You can control the fields that are
reset with the Select Fields dialog box.
Show/Hide Field
Toggles between showing and hiding a field in a PDF document.
Choose Edit to select a field, and specify whether to show or hide it.
Sound
Plays a specified sound file. The sound will be embedded into the PDF document
in a cross-platform format that will play in Windows and Mac OS. In Mac OS, you can add
QuickTime, System 7 sound files, AIFF, Sound Mover (FSSD), and WAV files. In Windows, you
can add AIF and WAV files.
Submit Form
Sends the form data to a specified URL. (See
“Setting action options” on
page 152
.)
World Wide Web Link
Jumps to a destination on the World Wide Web. You can use http,
ftp, and mailto protocols to define your link. See
“Converting Web Pages to Adobe PDF” on
page 69
and
“Viewing PDF documents on the Web” on page 211
.
None
Specifies no action. This is often used for a bookmark representing a section
heading that does not have a specific destination.