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Icon placement is defined according to the percentage of space preserved between the icon and the left field boundary, and between the icon and the bottom field boundary. The default setting 50, 50 places the icon in the middle of a field. You can click Reset at any time to revert to the default placement setting.
In some cases, you may want the button area to be invisible until the pointer moves over it. By alternately showing and hiding a button, you can create interesting visual effects in a document. For example, when you move a pointer over a city on a map, a detail map of the city could be displayed, and the detail map could disappear when the pointer moves away from the city.
Using the Button tool , drag across the area where you want the pop-up button to appear. For example, if the PDF file contains a map of France, drag across the area where you want a detailed map of Paris to pop up.
Double-click the button, and then click the Options tab and choose Icon Only from the Layout menu. Choose Push from the Behavior menu, and then choose Rollover from the State list. Click Choose Icon , and then click Browse.
Select the file type from the File Of Type , navigate to the location of the image file, and then double-click the file. In this example, you would select a map of Paris. Click OK to accept the previewed image as the button. Click the Appearance tab. If you are in the edit mode, click Preview. The image field you defined appears as the pointer rolls over the button area and disappears when it exits. First, you specify an icon for the button that will be shown and hidden.
Next, you create a second button that acts as a hot spot when the mouse rolls over it. You do not assign an icon for the appearance of the second button. Instead, you use the Actions tab to show the first button when the pointer enters the second button, and hide the first button when the pointer exits.
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A button can change appearance in response to mouse actions. A button can be easily copied across many pages. Add a button to an Acrobat PDF form. On the page, click where you want to add the button to create a button with the default size.
For a custom size button, drag a rectangle to define the size of the button. Double-click the button field, and then specify a name, tool tip text, and other common properties. Click the Appearance tab, and then specify options to determine the button appearance on the page.
Remember, if you select a background color, you are not able to see through to any images behind the button. The text options affect the label you specify in the Options tab, not the button name in the General tab. Click the Options tab, and select options to determine how labels and icons appear on the button. Click the Actions tab. Specify options to determine what happens when the button is clicked, such as jumping to a different page or playing a media clip. Click Close. Add a submit button.
Type text in the Label box to identify the button as a submit button. In the Submit Form Selections dialog box, do one of the following:. Submit Form Selections options. Enter a URL for this link. Returns the form in Hypertext Markup Language. Returns the entire PDF file with the user input. Field Selection. Date Options. Standardizes the format for dates that the user enters.
Making buttons change appearance. Button layouts. Edit a button. Select the Button field, and then do any of the following:. To edit the properties for the button field, double-click the button. Specify Acrobat button display properties. Double-click an existing button, and then click the Options tab in the Button Properties dialog box. For Layout, choose the type of label display you want. For information on scaling button icons, see the next procedure.
For Behavior, specify the display of the button when clicked. To define the label or icon that appears on the button, do the following:. Button Behavior options. Determines what the button looks like when the pointer is held over the button.
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