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Interactive page become static when emailed

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2009-09-17 09:59:44
saj
Registered: Oct 15 2008
Posts: 52
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How would I go about making an interactive page as a static page when emailed? I have a letterhead that I would like to allow people to type in the letter, but when they email it to someone it becomes a static pdf.

I have Acrobat Pro 9, mac
Users would only have reader

Is this possible? Any help would be appreciated.

thanks in advance.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.1.3, Macintosh
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2009-09-19 16:02:44
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suewhitehead
Registered: Jun 3 2008
Posts: 232
By "static" you could mean either read-only or locked. I would use the read-only method. Make as few fields as possible (easier to add to the script) that will contain the letter. Then make a button that will set the field(s) to read-only and also will open a new email message. In this example I have used only one field, named Letter, for the letter text.

var f = this.getField("Letter");
var cLetterIsStatic = app.alert("The letter will be changed to read-only. Are you sure your letter is complete?\n\nClick YES to proceed. \nClick NO go back to edit your letter.",2,2,
"Letter is Read-Only");

if (cLetterIsStatic == 4) //if Yes is chosen
{ f.readonly = true;
this.mailDoc(true);
}
//if NO is chosen
else
{
f.readonly = false;
}
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