Category Archives: JavaScript

Create Custom Commands in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Karl Heinz Kremer

Background In Acrobat XI and older, when you wanted to run e.g. a custom JavaScript, you had to create a folder level script and find the correct directory to install it, or create a custom Action using the Action Wizard, … Continue reading →

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Document Level Scripts With Acrobat Standard

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Karl Heinz Kremer

If you are using Adobe Acrobat Standard, you’ve probably noticed that you cannot add document level scripts to PDF documents. This is a limitation of the user interface, Acrobat Standard can actually add such scripts (and document actions), but it … Continue reading →

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Convert Radio Button Groups to Checkbox Groups in PDF Forms

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Karl Heinz Kremer

If you’ve worked with PDF forms, you are probably familiar with radio buttons: There is one problem with radio buttons: When you have a selection that also includes “non of the above”, you have to create a separate option for … Continue reading →

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Page Splitter Redux

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Karl Heinz Kremer

One of my more popular blog posts was about splitting PDF pages. I wrote that post five years ago and I am still getting regular feedback and questions. The original script was written for Acrobat 9, and used the “Documents” … Continue reading →

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Extract PDF Pages Based on Content

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Karl Heinz Kremer

How would we identify pages in a PDF document that contain a certain word and extract those pages into a new document? This can be done with a few lines of JavaScript – there are different ways to do this: … Continue reading →

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All About PDF Stamps

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Karl Heinz Kremer

Putting “All About PDF Stamps” on the cover puts the bar pretty high when you write a book about PDF Stamps… But Thom Parker clears that bar without any problems! His book “All About PDF Stamps in Acrobat & Paperless … Continue reading →

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Acrobat JavaScripts – Where do they go?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Karl Heinz Kremer

JavaScripts in Acrobat can either be attached to a document – for example to validate a form field – or they can be loaded directly into the application as a folder level script. It’s pretty straight forward to figure out … Continue reading →

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Reading And Modifying PDF Form Fields with VBA

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Karl Heinz Kremer

I’ve written about VBA and Acrobat JavaScript before, and I’ve also mentioned that you can combine VBA and JavaScript to access PDF form fields, but I still owe a sample for that. I had to answer another question today about … Continue reading →

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Best Way to Learn Acrobat Scripting

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Karl Heinz Kremer

Every now and then I come across the question “What is the best way to learn scripting for Adobe Acrobat? Are there any books or other resources averrable?”. After doing some research, I think I finally found the best resource … Continue reading →

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Developing Acrobat JavaScript on a MacBook

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Karl Heinz Kremer

Acrobat’s JavaScript is a great tool to extend the application, or to automate reoccurring tasks. There are several ways a JavaScript can be added to the application or a document (e.g. folder level scripts, validation scripts, event handling scripts, …), … Continue reading →

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