Acrobat -- Re-sort Duplex Pages

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Using this script you can re-sort a file that contains Duplex pages to the correct order.

Duplex pages order means pages which are in this order:
1,3,5,7,9,11,12,10,8,6,4,2
After running the script, the order would be the standard:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

This tool contains both a version to process a single file and a batch process (Action) that can be used in Acrobat Pro to process multiple files at the same time.
All for the low price of just $25!


For more information about this tool you can contact me directly.

Acrobat X -- Return Stamp Name to Stamps Menu

There is an unfortunate change made to the way the stamps menu works in Acrobat X.
While in previous versions the name of the stamp appeared in the Stamps menu underneath the stamp image, in Acrobat X it is gone. If you have multiple stamps with similar looks it is now very difficult to distinguish between them because of this new behavior (bug?).

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First of all, I would like to stress that for this to work the stamp must be defined as a dynamic stamp, even if previously it was static.
For an excellent introduction on how to create dynamic stamps, I recommend these tutorials by Lori DeFurio and Thom Parker:
Creating a Custom Dynamic Stamp
Dynamic Stamp Secrets

Here's how the current stamps menu looks like with a custom stamp. You can't really make out which stamp this is...

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I have discovered a way around this problem, and I'm happy to share it with the readers of my website. Here's how you do it:

- Find the PDF file that is used for your stamp and open it in Acrobat.
If you're not sure where to look, execute this code from the JS console, and it will show you the path to that folder:

app.getPath("user","stamps")

- Go to the stamp page of the file (typically the second page) and add a new text field to it. Try to make it as large as possible, possibly with a solid white background, although that's not necessary. Name this field "StampName".
Then enter into this field the name of your stamp as you want it to appear in the menu.

- Here's the crucial part: Go to the Properties window of the StampName field we just created, and enter this code as the custom calculation script:

event.target.display = (event.source && event.source.forReal) ? display.hidden : display.visible;

This will cause the field with the stamp name to become hidden when the stamp is actually applied.

How the stamp file looks like with the new StampName field on top of it:

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You can now save the stamp file, restart Acrobat and then go to the Stamps menu.
If you've followed the instructions, you should see your stamp, with the field name clearly visible in it.

The new stamps menu, with the same stamp now containing the stamp name:

If you select it, you will also see the name across the "ghost" of the stamp while you're moving it around, BUT in the moment you apply it, that text will be gone!

The stamp "ghost", with the stamp name still visible:

The stamp after it was actually applied to the file. The stamp name is now gone:

If you wish to download the stamp file shown here, and see for yourself how it works, you can do so from this link.


For expert advice on how to work with PDF files, stamps, forms, custom-made scripts, etc., you can always contact me directly, and if you find this tool useful and would like to donate, it's always appreciated!

Acrobat -- Create "HotSpot" Highlights

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If you want to draw attention to certain areas in your PDF file when the user hovers with the mouse above them, this is the ideal tool to achieve that.
What this tool will do is add special cross highlights to the file that will show up in bright yellow when the user hovers with the mouse above the areas you define.

All you have to do is create form fields with the names "HotSpot1", "HotSpot2", "HotSpot3", etc., in your file, like so:

Then you run the script on your file:

And it will add the highlights that will automatically appear whenever you hover above one of the Hot Spots:

It's as simple as that... Just save the file, and you're done.

(By the way, you can download the file from the screenshots below here, to see for yourself how it works.)


For more information about this tool you can contact me directly.

Acrobat -- Combine PDF Files in Numeric Order

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This tool is similar to my stand-alone tool, Merge PDF Files in True Numeric Order in that it combines a folder of PDF files in true numeric order, as opposed to the default behavior of Acrobat to use alphabetic order.
The difference is that this tool only works within Acrobat, and that it is somewhat more flexible than the other tool.
You select the first file in the sequence of files to combine (for example Page1.pdf) and the tool will create a new combined file of that file and all subsequent files in that folder, in their true numeric order: 1.pdf, 2.pdf, 3.pdf, ..., 9.pdf, 10.pdf, 11.pdf, etc.

The result will be saved in the save folder as "combined.pdf".



Here's how it looks like:

The folder we want to merge:

The menu item that launches the script:

We select the first file in the sequence:

The script is done:

The same folder, with the newly merged file:

For more information about this tool you can contact me directly.

Acrobat -- List All Email Addresses

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If you want to create a summary of all the email addresses that appear in your file(s), you can use this script, for the low price of just $20!

The script can be used on a single file, or on multiple files in an Action (batch process), if you have Acrobat Pro.

If you have any questions regarding this tool, you can contact me directly.