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Having trouble adding an 'excute menu' item: Attach.

May 25, 2012 9:36 AM

Hi,

 

I want to add a 'button' onto my form, labeling it ' Attach here'... For user who will fill in my pdf form (Acrobat X Pro), so they can 'attach' their document onto the PDF as well.

 

I went through the 'Actions' Tab and couldn't find one that would allow 'attaching' form.

 

Is adding a 'Attach' button possible within Acrobat Pro forms?

 

 

Winnie

428 Views   5 Replies   Latest reply: George Johnson, May 29, 2012 9:33 AM
 
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  • George Johnson
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    1. George Johnson,
    May 25, 2012 10:46 AM   in reply to Win_Form
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    Do you need the button to work with Reader?

     
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    May 28, 2012 8:56 AM   in reply to George Johnson
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    Yes. I will need the button to work with Reader as the form will be intended for end-users to attach something onto the form and, send both the attachment (from theircomputer) and the filled-in form to me (as the form creator).

     
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    May 28, 2012 2:32 PM   in reply to Win_Form
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    Reader has certain limitations regarding the two types of file attachment methods that it allows. See this previous discussion for more information: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4248040?tstart=0

     

    In short, unless you enable the document with LiveCycle Reader Extensions, you can't set up a button that does what you want. If you enable the document with Acrobat, a user will be able to attach a file as a comment. Since this a manual process, you will probably need to include instructions.

     
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    May 29, 2012 8:19 AM   in reply to George Johnson
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    Hi,

    Thanks again for your response.

     

    Is there a link you can offer which will show me how to use the Life Cycle Reader function you've mentioned?

     

    I checked and found that i have Life Cycle Designer ES2.

     
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    May 29, 2012 9:33 AM   in reply to Win_Form
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    LiveCycle Reader Extensions is an entirely different product than LiveCycle Designer. It is a server-based product and rather expensive. It's sole purpose is to add usage rights to PDFs so that Reader is able to do things it normally cannot with a dcument. Acrobat can add usage rights to documents too, but not as many as Reader Extensions can. The file attachment right is one of them.

     
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