Banner ad in header area of pdf file

Hi gwh,

Try using the Add Watermark feature instead. I'm not using 9 Pro at the moment but I don't think much has changed for this feature. The dialog is huge with lots of options for configuring the watermark, including one that lets you choose a Source File ( can be a PDF or image file like jpg). To add the watremark to every page make sure to set the Page Range option in the upper right corner of the dialog ( it is easy to miss that one).

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
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Thanks for the reply,

I've just found out that the image to be repeated across all pages will actually be an html image map, so since this is the case is it possible to actually insert code into the watermark dialogue so that's it's the map that repeats instead of a static image?

If not, is there any other workaround so that something like this can be achieved in a pdf?

use the button tool (tools menu > advanced editing). lots of settings; you'll need to experiment. assuming you have a link and a graphic, here are a few basics:
appearance tab: select no color for border and fill
options tab: at layout select icon only; at icon select your graphic
actions tab: select action 'open web link', click add and enter URL string
click CLOSE
position and resize the button (graphic) as desired
right click on the button and select 'duplicate'
BE SURE TO KEEP A BACKUP, as it can be a hassle to remove all the buttons if you need to change something

Would this work if the graphic is in the watermarks dialogue box? As mentioned in an earlier post, it's a requirement that the image map repeat on all pages.

forget watermarks; follow my previous post; 'duplicate' will put the button on all pages

None of that will be of any use for an HTML image map, as PDF hyperlinks don't support the concept of click coordinates. A rectangular area of the page can be made into a link, but the X/Y position of the mouse within that region aren't sent with the URL.

You could replicate the idea by using Flash to display your banner, but running a duplicate annotation on every page is seriously processor-intensive, and won't work on old or non-Adobe PDF viewers. Within Acrobat you don't have easy access to the mouse position on a 2D page as you do in Flash or HTML.

that's right - you cant have one button image with multiple hot spots. but you can have mutiple buttons, each with a hyperlink action. and you can duplicate each of the buttons to the same position on each of the pages of the muli-page pdf document. however, you can have a button with graphic (make it read only) and place multiple buttons (invisible [no border, no fill] and non-overlapping), each with a hyperlink action over the graphic button. each button must be be 'duplicated' separately to all pages. note (this is counter intuitive): create and duplicate the hyperlink buttons first, then create and duplicate the graphic button.

Thanks for the advice guys - I'll pass the information on.

With Acrobat 9 Standard or any Professional version:

1. Create a PDF with the banner including the links in the correct location or add the links after creation.
2. Insert the above PDF into the PDF you want to add the linked banner page to.
3. Make the inserted banner page a PDF template.
4. Use JavaScript to "Spwan" the created template as an overlay to each page.

Note you may need to add a hidden read only non-printable form field to use this form feature.

I too was look to answer for this. Just so happened to be near the top of this forum which is useful. Thanks for the answers guys :)