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Acrobat & PDF Scripting Learning Center & Library

The most comprehensive, organized and convenient resource for learning and enhancing your skills with Acrobat and PDF JavaScript.

Are you creating PDF forms or documents and been told that the features you need require scripting?
  • Calculations, Non-Standard Formatting or Validation?
  • Popup Alerts?
  • Using a Drop Down List to fill fields?
  • Using a Checkbox or Radio Button to affect other fields?
  • Date and Time Operations/Handling?
  • Advanced Navigation?
  • Interactive or Visual Effects?
  • Any other kind of advanced interactive feature?
  • Automate a Common Task (Create a Macro)?

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Over 13 hours of training videos Watch one of our free videos
Copy-n-Paste Script library Check out a page of free scripts
Sample PDFs with scripts Download free sample PDFs
Acrobat Automation tools Try one of our free automation tools

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About Scripting in Acrobat/PDF

Scripting is the only way to implement many of the interactive and data handling features available in Acrobat and PDF. Especially when it comes to the more advanced and customized features. In fact, there are many more things that can be done with scripting than through Acrobat's standard interface.

Scripting is also the easiest and fastest way to automate tasks in Acrobat. If you are consistently using the same menu items and toolbar buttons, automation can save you a great deal of time and effort. JavaScript automation is an easy way to make advanced and custom functionality available to novice users, increasing performance and reducing training time for office workers.

If you've had to deal with any of these issues, then pdfscripting.com is the site for you. We've got entry level material to get beginners started and advanced material for experienced programmers. Many of the samples and scripts are ready to go with few changes. You can study them or use them as is. We've got a library of pre-built automation tools that perform common tasks, and like all the other material here, they can be studied or modified for your own special use. Download and try out some of the free content, especially the automation tools, to find out more about what's possible with scripting.

What Members Get

Below are a set of quick access links that will give you a good overview of the material available to Members and some really good free info as well. Since new content is in constant development and added on a regular basis, this set of links does not represent the complete set of resources. If you don't see the topic you are interested in, then please Contact Us to ask about it, or sign up for the free monthly newsletter (under Resources in the left-side panel).

Video Tutorials
Creating your first Form Core JavaScript
PDF Scripting BasicsGetting Started with Forms
LiveCycle ScriptingHow Form Scripts Work(Events)
LiveCycle Database Connection

Articles and Scripts
CalculationsDocument Navigation
Formatting Text FieldsPopup Alerts
Data Validation ScriptsUsing Dates & Times
Visual EffectsField Events
List/DropDown FieldsUsing MS Excel™ with Forms

Downloads - Sample PDF Files and Automation Tools
Automation Tools (Page 1)General Form Scripting Samples
Automation Tools (page 2)Document Navigation Samples
Calculations SamplesDate & Time Samples
LiveCycle Form SamplesAdvanced & Fun Examples