Action to change color (Black to DK Red) and from Regular to BOLD ??

[ricks23678806]

Hi folks,

There are documents we annotate after receiving from our campuses where we typically manually change the Text Font Color from our default (black) to Dark Red, and also from regular to Bold faced.

Does anyone know how to set up an "action"  (or macro equivalent) to automate this task... as well as the reverse ?

Please advise when you get a moment.

Many thanks & till later,

Rick Stockstill

North East Independent School District

San Antonio, TX

[try67]

Just to be clear, are you referring to the FreeText commenting tool, or are you adding text in another way?

[ricks23678806]

Hi again,

FreeText commenting tool... represented by the little rectangular icon with the letter  "T" in the middle of same.

There are specific documents that require the Dark Red font, so I am always changing from the Default of Black to the Dark Red...no big deal if done once/day or so... but this happens numerous times each day.  In Excel, I'd simply record a macro and execute with something like CTRL+J... and am looking for an equivalent capability for Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Much appreciated & till later,

Rick S.

[try67]

This code will convert all of the texts in these comments to a dark red (you can play around with the exact RGB value, if you wish) and make them bold:

this.syncAnnotScan();
var annots = this.getAnnots();
if (annots!=null && annots.length!=0) {
    for (var i in annots) {
        var a = annots;
        if (a.type=="FreeText") {
            var spans = a.richContents;
            for (var j in spans) {
                spans.textColor = ["RGB", 0.8, 0, 0];
                spans.fontWeight = 700;
            }
            a.richContents = spans;
        }
    }
}

You can execute this code from the JS-Console, or even from a menu button that is added to the application, but that would require adjusting it a bit and putting it in a script file that's installed in a local folder.

[ricks23678806]

Hi again,

Very much appreciated !!   I'll need to tinker with how to effect the execution steps you've mentioned... but, now at least I have a goal to pursue.

I'll be back if I get stuck.  Again, your help very much appreciated !   :- )

Till later,

Rick S.

[try67]

You can also assign it to a MouseUp event of a button form field, by the

way...

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