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Take your PDF forms to the next level. In this book, you´ll learn various ways to further improve your PDF Forms using simple JavaScript coding. You´ll also discover how a few lines of code can speed up your workflow when working with multiple PDFs in Action Wizard.
Enhancing Adobe Acrobat DC Forms with JavaScript covers up-to-date, real working examples that you can easily download, practice with, and edit to suit your own projects. Using screenshots from Adobe Acrobat DC, users or previous versions will also be able to utilize these techniques. This book also shows workarounds and solutions to various form issues you might encounter. Feel empowered by it and improve your PDF documents!
JavaScript has been a part of Adobe Acrobat for many versions. However, few people use its features and focus mainly on using the basic form properties, never delving deeper into Acrobat´s full capabilities. While information on the web can be helpful, if you don´t know enough about how to use JavaScript in Acrobat you will be left with poor results. JavaScript can be difficult to learn, but it does not need to be scary. This book explains it in simple steps at a beginner to intermediate level so you can take full advantage of Acrobat´s capabilities in your own projects.
What You´ll Learn

Create calculations, rating forms, and QR code stamps using the form elements
Explore simplified field notation and basic JavaScript for Acrobat
Work with buttons that can be used for navigation
Utilize complex forms that include drop down and list boxes in combination with other form fields
Work with Action Wizard and JavaScript
Improve form navigation and printing of forms
Add various types of alerts and custom validations to improve client-entered-data Who This Book Is For
Anyone who needs to create forms for clients or websites: students, lawyers, accountants, and human resource personnel.

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Part 1: Basic Form Improvements

Chapter 1: Introduction & Review of Form Properties

Chapter 2: Intro to Actions

Chapter 3: QR Codes

Chapter 4: Buttons, Navigation, Form and Non-Form Actions
Part 2: Simplified Field Notation and Basic JavaScript

Chapter 5: Intro to Simplified Field Notation and JavaScript

Chapter 6: Basic and Complex Calculations

Chapter 7: Format Calculations

Chapter 8: Various JavaScript Alerts, Notes & Time Stamps
Chapter 9: Create Helps for clients with Roll-Over Text and Alerts

Chapter 10: Various Types of Formatting with JavaScript

Part 3: Working with more Complex Forms

Chapter 11: Validation with Text Boxes, Alerts and Radio Buttons

Chapter 12: Working with Drop-Down Menus
Chapter 13: Working with List Boxes

Chapter 14: Advanced Navigation - the Popup Menu

Part 4: Beyond the Basics

Chapter 15: Action Wizard and JavaScript

Chapter 16: Multi-State Check Boxes

Chapter 17: Importing an Image into a Button

Chapter 18: Multiple Formatting

Chapter 19: Digital Signatures and Barcodes

Part 5: Putting it into Practice

Chapter 20: Homework Assignments

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Jennifer Harder has worked in the graphic design industry for over 10 years. She has a degree in Graphic Communications and is currently teaching Acrobat, InDesign, and Dreamweaver courses at Langara College. As a freelancer, Jennifer frequently works with Adobe PDFs and checks them before they go to print or are uploaded to the web. She enjoys talking about Adobe Software and her interests include: writing, illustration, and working on her websites.

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