Hiding Comments List Toolbar when the document first opens

Do you mean the commenting toobar? or the comments navigation pane?

There are different techniques for each.

Thom Parker
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I have rectangles to cover certain words on my document.

How do you do either?

Please clearly state what it is you want, and how you accomplish the task manually. Include the exact menu items, toolbar buttons, popup menus, and mouse clicks.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Goal: "Hide Comment List" from opening when a user opens my pdf using Adobe Acrobat Professional

Step 1 On a pdf already created, I create few rectangle to cover some of the text (Tools -> Comment & Markup -> Rectangle Tool) & create some text with the typewriter tool (Tools -> Typewriter -> Typewriter)Save As TEST.pdf

Step 2 Right click TEST.pdf then "Open With" LiveCycle Designer ES

Step 3 "New For Assistant Window" in LiveCycle Designer ES appears, leave button as "Create an Interactive Form with Fixed Pages", click Next, "Form Return Setup: Adding Buttons" window appears, click Finish

Step 4 In the Design View tab, add few text boxes and check boxes anywhere on the document

Step 5 Click on the Preview PDF tab, then the "Comments List" appears which has "Expand All", "Collapse All", "Show", has all the comments and markings I've made on Step 1.

I could click on Show -> Hide Comments List, then it minimizes to the navigation panelClick Save

Problem: When a user opens the document, the Comments List opens each time listing all the rectangles and typewriter markings I've made to the document.

Please make the Comments List go away...

Thanks.

This is exactly the kind of info you should have posted first. For example, it's critical to know that this is an XFA (LiveCycle) form. It's also important to know what it is you want to do, which was unclear in the initial posts.

So, since you're using a PDF as the backgroud to the XFA you've got a simple solutions. In Acrobat, before you save the original PDF for the first time, open up the document properties dialog (File > Properties) and select the "Intial View" tab. Select "Page Only" for the Navigation Tab option. Now when you generate the PDF from LiveCycle it will not show any Navigation tabs. You can also set the initial view in the XFA form from Acrobat.Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thanks Thomp!

I have a form that was also created in Live Cycle designer that I recently revised, and now the comments list is automatically opening at the bottom each time the form is opened. I've selected "Hide the comments list" (and re-saved the pdf.) which makes the box disappear from the current view, but it reappears the next time the form is opened. How can I set it up so the comments list doesn't appear each time upon opening? The document was already set up with the "Initial View" tab on "Page Only" for the Navigation Tab option. Thank you.

Product: Adobe 8 Pro, Version 8.2.3

I also had this issue, if you go into Preferences, go down and select Reviewing, unselect Open the Comment List When Comments are Imported and Automatically Open Toolbars for Reviews worked for me.