These free sample PDF files contain scripts for common, complex, and interesting scripting tasks in Acrobat. Many more are available in the Members Only Download Library. Feel free to browse through the Download Library and read the descriptions for all sample PDFs included. More are added on a regular basis so if you don't see something in particular, check back or Contact us and we'll add it to our future content wish list.

NOTE: In order to view the scripts used in these files, you must SAVE the files to your system, then open them in Acrobat. Also, some functionality in these files will not operate in a browser- it is usually best to save the files, then open them in Acrobat or Adobe Reader.

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Acquire Menu Item Names This PDF includes a button that displays the entire Acrobat menu structure using the Language-Independant names for the menu items instead of the labels. These are the names that are used to include menu items into a script.

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Bouncing Button Game A simple game of catch the moving button. Demonstrates the use PDF page geometry and timers.

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JavaScript Clocks An Internantional Clock, Stop Watch, and Countdown Timer, all implemented with JavaScript.

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2D Matrix Calculator This PDF Application shows how to use 3x3 matrices to transform objects in 2D space. Which is how text and graphics are placed on a PDF page.

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3D Robot Arm Demo A fully functional 3D Robot Arm. Rendered in the 3DAnnot. The arm moves though space to catch gold coins and deposit them in a bucket.

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Basic Form Calculations Demonstrates basic calculation event script usage in a PDF. Nice page design by Ted Padova.

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Swat the Fly Simple fly killing video game. A fly buzzes around the PDF Page and you have to squish him with the cursor. Each hit leaves a dead fly in it's wake.