Weird button behaviors with interactive PDFs.

I have created an interactive holiday gift certificate using InDesign CS6 where the user can download the interactive PDF, choose a certificate image, fill in the form fields, and then print and crop. To accomplish the correct functionality, I had to make just about every element a button. I made each certificate image a button so that the radial buttons could have the action to "show/hide" the correct graphic. I also made the header, background color and instructions text into buttons so that I could uncheck the "printable" box (if I leave these as non-printable objects rather than buttons, then they are not visible when exported to interactive PDF), therefor saving the user from printing unnecessary ink while also allowing the ability to print a hidden message thanking the user for using the certificate.
The problem that I am running into, is that if the user accidentally clicks on one of these "buttons" (that is actually an object converted to a button to add the functionality stated above) with no actions assigned, the button is then selected, and the user can not click on any of the real buttons or form fields until after they click completely off of the document to deselect the button. I have tried to circumvent this in numerous ways to no avail. Any help would be much appreciated.
Here is a link to the certificate:
http://olympiawa.gov/city-utilities/garbage-and-recycling/zero-waste/~/media/Files/PublicW orks/Waste-ReSources/WF-Certificate-Holidays.pdf
Please note, some browsers are not compatible with the functionality of the interactive form, so for best results open using Adobe Reader.

I've been slammed with a deadline and just haven't had time to upload an edited version of my latest PDF and InDesign file for you guys to check out.  (I need to remove logos/client names/etc).
What I have noticed, however, is that as far as the Rollover problem goes, previous PDFs that used to work fine now exhibit the same problem.  The rollover effect works for a fraction of a second (when the cursor hits the edge of the text box area it would seem), then stops working.  I'm going to say at this point that it's an Acrobat Reader/X version problem.  There's been very recent updates to both, hasn't there?
The Show/Hide issue listed above has always been a problem with my stuff, so that may or may not be connected to a version issue and may be my fault.  I'll post the files as soon as I'm able.
Tnx
Edit:  Both problems also exist on the Mac version.

Similar Messages

  • Error with buttons in an interactive PDF with "go to URL" action applied

    Hello, I am having an issue with buttons in an interactive PDF, specifically buttons that have a “go to URL” action applied to them. Most of the buttons in the document work fine and link out correctly however, some of the linked buttons InDesign is adding spaces to the end of the url, which the browser interprets as “%20” and breaks the link i.e. (http://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/indesign_reference.pdf%20). The added space effects multiple buttons in my document seemingly randomly, potential Bug? When the added space is deleted from the URL via the Button and Forms Panel’s URL field it is re-added by InDesign upon deselecting the button. Obviously the links can be updated in acrobat after export, but this is tedious and time consuming. Any help that can be provided would be much appreciated. Thanks!

    But I have InDesign documents with sometimes 60-100 buttons in them. Previously I had to do nothing other save out of InDesign as an interactive PDF - perfect, with no editing in Acrobat at all apart from for a couple of document javascripts. It also applies to any interactive element. Buttons that are used for “show/hide” with others to create reveals and builds etc. Buttons that link to other pages within the document.
    InDesign allows master page interactive buttons… make once use many times, Acrobat allows individual and painstaking editing of however many pages and buttons there are in the document, sometimes hundreds.
    The solution is, until Adobe do a decent job of DC to revert to Pro XI and pretend its never happened.

  • Extend SAP R/3 4.x with Interactive PDF Forms

    Hi there,
    In this blog of Matthias Zeller <a href="http:///people/matthias.zeller2/blog/2004/06/22/the-hidden-secret-of-adobe-reader hidden secret of Adobe Reader</a> there is the following paragraph:
    <i>While mySAP ERP 2004 provides many business scenarios using Interactive Forms out-of-the-box, a lot of customers have asked me how they can use the new Interactive Forms with existing R/3 applications. Therefore, I would like to encourage you to vote for my SAP TechEd presentation proposal ("Extend your SAP R/3 4.x applications with interactive PDF forms"). I plan to discuss how you can connect your existing SAP R/3 applications with SAP Web AS 6.40 to enable interactive form workflows.</i>
    Can somebody tell me if this presentation is somewhere on SDN? Or can somebody tell me where i can find more information about this subject?
    Thx in advance.
    Regards Maarten.

    Hi Maarten,
    Here's a brief run-down on how you could make use of SAP/Adobe Interactive Forms and Workflow:
    1) Remember that a form is really just a UI for collecting data.  A PDF form can be used to collect data online (connected to your SAP system) or offline, e.g. you could send it as a mail attachment, fill it in, and email it to a central point for uploading into the system. 
    2) The main requirements for using SAP Interactive Forms are:
    a) A NW04 (6.40) or NW04s (7.00) WebAs (Java Stack) to run Adobe Document Services. This is the critical component that assigns ReaderRights to the document, e.g. so that the user can change the data and save it on the document.   You could run a WebAs like this alongside your R/3 4.7 - e.g. if you have an XI system or Enterprise Portal you could use that system to run Adobe Document Services.  Every form you create must be generated via the Adobe Document Services to get the Reader Rights. Note: Get a NW04s environment if you can - as this release has usefuul new features such as loading attachments to the PDF, using digital signatures, etc.
    b) A WebDynpro application to generate the Adobe form via Adobe Document Services, and to execute the Adobe Form when using online mode, and to upload offline forms.  Tutorials on how to do this are available in SDN - have a look at the Adobe section within WebDynpro. Note: From ECC 5.0 there are some standard WebDynpros apps provided, but in R/3 4.7 you will need to write your own.
    c) There's also a licensing requirement for any production custom forms (SAP provided forms and cosmetic changes to those forms are free) so make sure you get your SAP account manager involved to help sort out how your intended usage will fit in with your current license agreement and any discounts that may apply.
    3) To use the "form" with workflow has some additional requirements:
    a) You need to store the data entered via the form somewhere that is accessible by Workflow.  The easiest approach here is to use the standard form handling technique Internet Service Requests.  Transaction QISRSCENARIO will let you define all of the form fields, give you BADIs for doing validation, raising workflow events, etc.  Also from ECC 5.0 onwards using Adobe forms as the form entry is a standard option for this technique, so this will help reduce the upgrade impact when you eventually do upgrade.
    b) Assuming you use ISRs, have your WebDynpro App call the function module ISR_PROCESS_EVENT to pass the data to R/3 and do the validation checks.
    c) Assuming you use ISRs, you use the BOR object for notification such as BUS2078, as your main object for the workflow.  The form data is attached to the notification and can be retrieved using function module ISR_SPECIAL_DATA_GET.
    d) If you want to call your WebDynpro App from SBWP (I take you don't have Enterprise Portal?) then use transaction WF_EXTSRV to define the web service to call your WebDynpro app and generate a workflow task for it.  Also you must configure transaction WF_HANDCUST to enable R/3 to handle web services.  Note: If you do have the Enterprise Portal, you can use transaction SWFVISU instead.
    I'd strongly recommend you read the ISR cookbook at http://service.sap.com/isr as well.   ISRs aren't the only way to use Adobe forms with R/3 but they are extremely handy if you want to use your Adobe form with Workflow.
    As for Lotus Notes, you can use your WebDynpro app to generate and send/receive a form to/from an email address.  You can also put a hyperlink in your workflow task to call your WebDynpro app and use RSWUWFML2 (swap to Enhanced Notifications when you upgrade) to send out a mail with the hyperlink attached as per usual.
    You'll also find some useful threads on Adobe forms and Workflow in the SDN BPM Forum.  So if you have workflow specific questions try raising them in the BPM forum.
    Enjoy!
    Regards,
    Jocelyn

  • When I try to use the Submit Form button on the Interactive PDF I created (IN Design CS6) I get this message. "There is no value in form field 'Program.' Please put in it before proceeding. What can I do to fix this and make the Submit button work?

    When I try to use the Submit Form button on the Interactive PDF I created (In Design CS6), I get this message:
    There is no value in form field "Program." Please put in it before proceeding.
    How can I fix this and make the Submit Form button work?

    Are you running modified software on your phone?  This error seems to be common if the firmware has been modified and you're trying to restore the phone again. 

  • Disable Add Attach Button in the Interactive PDF form

    Hi all,
    Can you please let me know if is possible to disable the Add Attachment Button for the interactive form?
    I need to show the attachment icon on the toolbar (setShowOption method from IWDPDFDocumentAppearance interface) but I need to disable the ability to add an attachment.
    Thanks in advance for your time.
    Regards,
    Mirco

    Hi Mirco,
    check below link may be it will help you
    Re: Disable Save Button in the Interactive PDF form

  • WHAT IS GOING ON with Interactive PDFs ????

    I'm being hit with 2 terrible interactive PDF issues at the moment.  Everyone that receives the document experiences the same thing.
    I create my interactive PDFs with InDesign ver 7.5.1.  At this point I'm totally unclear as to whether or not this is an ACROBAT issue or INDESIGN issue.  So far no one from Adobe has bothered to respond in the InDesign thread.  Hoping someone can help here.
    Problem 1: Rollover Problem
    All my rollover buttons no longer work properly.  If I have a button that's simply a black arrow, and in the rollover state it's red.   No matter if I'm checking it out in the latest Acrobat Reader or Pro X, the rollover only works for a brief second..then reverts back to black - the original state.
    Problem 2: Show / Hide buttons
    I'm using the show/hide button trick when creating interactive PDFs in which you have a series of buttons that, when clicked, trigger images to appear (which are themselves buttons).
    Quite often when you get to a page that utilizes this method, the button/image that's supposed to appear (hide until triggered is UNCHECKED) won't actually show up.
    All buttons are on the same layer.
    IS ANYONE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES?  Any help would be appreciated.  This seems to be a fairly serious error on my part, or a serious bug in InDesign and/or Acrobat.

    I've been slammed with a deadline and just haven't had time to upload an edited version of my latest PDF and InDesign file for you guys to check out.  (I need to remove logos/client names/etc).
    What I have noticed, however, is that as far as the Rollover problem goes, previous PDFs that used to work fine now exhibit the same problem.  The rollover effect works for a fraction of a second (when the cursor hits the edge of the text box area it would seem), then stops working.  I'm going to say at this point that it's an Acrobat Reader/X version problem.  There's been very recent updates to both, hasn't there?
    The Show/Hide issue listed above has always been a problem with my stuff, so that may or may not be connected to a version issue and may be my fault.  I'll post the files as soon as I'm able.
    Tnx
    Edit:  Both problems also exist on the Mac version.

  • How do I create a button in an interactive PDF, which will forward the PDF via email?

    Hi,
    So, I have an interactive pdf, with a share button. This button goes to the correct mail program and fills in the subject field.
    But I can't find out how you can add the pdf as an attachment in that e-mail.
    Thanks
    Indy

    Hey vanhaelst,
    You need to have Adobe Acrobat/Reader to attach PDF as an email attachment.
    Select 'Send file as email attachment' icon from the toolbar (as shown below):
    Hope this helps.
    Regards,
    Anubha

  • Forms Warning with Interactive PDF from InDesign

    Hi all,
    I have created an interactive PDF in InDesign CS5 with a series of buttons, and those buttons link to bookmarked pages within the document. These buttons are setup on one of the Masters. It seems that whenever I get more than 10 buttons on the master, I get the following warning when I open the exported PDF in Adobe Reader:
    "Please Note: You cannot save a completed copy of this form on your computer. If you would like a copy for your records, Please fill it in and print it"
    I don't have any form fields in the document that I am aware of. Is there any way to locate form fields if they do in fact exist?
    Is there a limit of 10 buttons per master perhaps?
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Glen

    Thanks Peter.
    Is there a known workaround? I ended up using hyperlinks instead, I suppose there really is more than one way to skin a cat.
    Glen

  • Trouble with interactive PDF made on MAC not working on PC

    I am making an interactive PDF which will be sent out to many people.
    The PDF has links which open other PDFs. These all work perfectly on the Mac. When on a PC half open half dont. I dont know much about PCs at all, they are using acrobat V9 pro.
    Has anyone else come accross this problem? and know a solution?
    The files are always kept in togther so links arnt broken
    Thanks
    Grace

    Thankyou. Solved the issue, I remade the folder with the links in, which worked.
    Something had obiously gone funny in the folder!

  • Errors with interactive pdf containing motion paths

    I have created an interactive pdf in indesign with simple motion paths. In the preview in indesign it works perfect, but the animations do not work in the exported pdf. This is created in CS6 and I have the creative suite standard installed.

    I have tested with both Acrobat Pro X (10.1.1)  and Acrobat Reader XI (11.0.0.). Due to IT  restrictions I am unable to use such "transfer files" providers, so I am bit stuck. I have tried to put the different animations in layers and in one layer only, with same results. I am
    beginning to think that there are internal restrictions that make this happen

  • Help with interactive PDF-sheet

    Hi guys. I'm doing a interactive pdf-sheet for my company and i was wondering if its possible to make a form that pushes down the already written text in the document?
    Is this possible?

    May be possible with forms created by LiveCycle Designer. Post your question in the forum for LiveCycle Designer.

  • Disable Save Button in the Interactive PDF form

    Hi Experts,
        I have created an interactive form using NWDS and I am able to show it as Collable Object. Now the requirement is that I have to disable the save button from the PDF.
    Can you please let me know how to disable the Save Button for the interactive form?
    Thanks in Advance
    Regards,
    Kuldeep Verma

    Hi Kuldip,
    if you're trying to hide the Save Button in the Adobe toolbar, then you can place the following code in the wdDoModifyView method to hide the whole toolbar.
    // Get interactibe form handler.
            IWDPDFDocumentInteractiveFormHandler iFormHandler = WDPDFDocumentFactory.getDocumentHandler(wdThis.wdGetAPI(), "<name of your form>");
    //     Get appearance setter. 
          IWDPDFDocumentAppearance appearance = iFormHandler.getDocumentContext().getAppearance();
         // Hide menu bar.
         appearance.hideMenuBar(true); 
         // Hide tool bars.
         appearance.hideToolBars(true);
    hope this helps,
    harman

  • Non-visible buttons print in interactive PDF

    How can I prevent non-visible form elements in an interactive PDF from printing? I have a button that is set to invisible in an interactive PDF based on a radio button being selected. However, when the PDF is printed, the invisible button on the screen prints on paper. How can I keep this invisible element from printing? I am in InD CS6.

    This seems to be the thread I'm looking for. I'm building an interactive PDF in InD CS6. The form has lots of "dependancies" or "rules" built into the form, fields which show up depending on how the user fills out previous fields. Is there a way to have ONLY the visible fields print? (All my fields are set to be printable, but I need them to only be printable if they're visible.) The fields are set up currently so that they overlap each other, but only one field within each set of overlapping fields would be visible in the PDF.
    If this isn't possible, it seems like the only way to make this PDF work is to move all fields so that nothing overlaps each other and have everything visible. Too bad that would defeat the whole purpose of my 10 page form which was to simplify/clarify a complex and varied process.
    I appreciate any help on this. Thanks in advance.

  • Is any one else have issues with interactive PDF output from InDesign CC (2014)

    I am currently trying to produce a document with a level of interactivity I have achieved many times before.
    The interactivity is just a web style menu, show/hide the menu shows button set one, clicking on those shows a second set of buttons, and clicking in one of those goes to destination page and hides all menu buttons once more.
    When output from ID CC 2014 the result is loads of missing buttons and no working menu.
    Its not a corrupt ID file. I tried a brand new empty file, recreated basic structure with simple one state buttons and achieved similarly useless results.
    If I back save using IDML and open in CS5, export from there, it works beautifully, so problem is not as many have been recently, to do with Acrobat browsers.
    If I back save and open in InDesign CC (not 2014), export from there, it doesn't work, so problem is shared there!
    Anybody any suggestions? Experienced similar and found a cure?
    SOLVED BY A COLLEAGUE:
    You can (no longer) use full stops/decimal points in button naming. Menu was hierarchically labelled as 1, (1.1, 1.2), (1.1.1, 1.1.2) etc.
    Renamed 1_1, 1_1_2 etc and all functionality has returned. Why you could and now you can't, who knows!
    Hope this helps you if you stumble across here with the same issue.

    Thank you for reporting this.
    I would consider this a bug in InDesign CC v9.x and v10.x and would report it:
    Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form
    (Cannot test it right now.)
    Uwe

  • Weird application behavior with linux-ck kernel

    I have this weird thing happening.
    Whenever I use molecular dynamics simulation and cpu's both cores are constantly loaded (but hdd gets written into briefly only at checkpoints every couple of minutes), almost all programs are responsive and working properly, dynamics program backs off when another program wants some cpu.
    BUT, two programs have weird behaviour. One is ktorrent, another is clementine.
    While using ck-k10 kernel, started ktorrent, launched simulation, dl/ul'ing immediately stopped. As soon as simulation was stopped, ktorrent started working normally. And as soon as simulation would be restarted, ktorrent would immediately stop. But system was more responsive and music playback wasn't stuttering.
    Booted default kernel, launched simulation, started ktorrent, and it was dl/ul'ing properly. Although system was less responsive and more stuttery, especially music playback.
    I tried playing with nice levels, setting simulation for lowest priority while setting ktorrent for highest, but to no avail.
    Where do I go from here? Or is it just simply a trade - I get responsive system, but some things don't work, or I get less responsive system, but with everything working? Or do I have to manually compile kernel to lessen the drawbacks and make it more to my liking?
    Could anyone point me in any direction where to dig deeper? I'd appreciate it.

    @graysky:
    Yes, for me it is always reproducible.
    With CK kernel, in a sequence:
    I launch ktorrent.
    KTorrent starts downloading torrent at high speed.
    I launch gromacs.
    Torrent download speed immediately starts dropping and comes to stop.
    After some time peer list is lost. I can re-announce, get same peers, but it won't connect to them. Restarting torrent job have no effect. Neither does restarting KTorrent.
    I stop gromacs.
    KTorrent quickly gets peers and connects to them.
    I Start gromacs.
    Torrent stops downloading.
    I stop gromacs.
    Torrent starts downloading.
    With default kernel, in a sequence:
    I Launch KTorrent.
    KTorrent starts downloading torrent at high speed.
    I launch gromacs.
    Torrent continues downloading.
    I wait a couple of minutes.
    I stop torrent.
    I start torrent again.
    KTorrent quickly connects and starts downloading.
    I stop gromacs.
    KTorrent continues downloading.
    I start gromacs.
    KTorrent doesn't lose connection and continues downloading.
    With default kernel, I think I noticed, that when KTorrent is downloading and I launch gromacs, torrent download speed drops a little bit. If it is relevant, should I boot the default kernel and see if it drops and, if it does, by how much?
    I think there is PKGBUILD for gromacs in AUR. But make sure you compile it with --disable-float.
    I prepared the file for the job for you. Run it like this:
    mdrun_d -deffnm md
    About pulseaudio, I don't really care about the audio playback, I can substitute music with portable player. I'm more concerned with KTorrent.
    @brebs:
    If I understood you correctly, it launches with the niceness of 0.
    I agree, the thread is similar. but:
    I never had problems with watching videos and downloading torrents. Even when KTorrent is very active, I can watch videos without any delays. Even if the both video file and ktorrent jobs is in the same hdd.
    I have set my hdds to maximum performance and loudest acoustic settings. It maybe helps. I am running smplayer with vdpau, with direct output to audio card, cache for local files is 50mb, double buffering, allows frame drop (but don't notice any drops).
    I even can watch videos (both SD and 720p) when gromacs is running. No delays or stutter whatsoever(!).
    I tried launching gromacs project on one hdd and download torrent on another hdd, but torrent job stops as well.
    PRETTY IMPORTANT EDIT:
    Launched KTorrent with niceness of -19 as super user. As previously, torrent stops as soon as gromacs is launched.
    Tried deluge. WORKS PERFECTLY. Torrent download doesn't stop when gromacs is launched.
    I guess it's KTorrent or KDE issue, not kernel-ck?
    Last edited by DarkSkyGhost (2013-01-05 18:31:53)

Maybe you are looking for