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PDF Help—add ’BACK’ button

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2008-06-28 14:37:31
SHDA
Registered: Jun 28 2008
Posts: 6

I want to add a ’BACK TO PREVIOUS PAGE’ action to PDF (Acrobat 6).
Since it is not available as a standard pallette selection, I tried a couple Javascripts from the web(neither worked:

Another snippet: Back

Do these need to be modified for the PDF?
Is there another way?

Could use any help!

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 6.0, Macintosh
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2008-06-28 19:08:27
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daka630
Expert
Registered: Mar 1 2007
Posts: 1420
This might be a viable alternative for you.
A PDF with two buttons. Each with a different icon but both return one to the previous page.
Open the Forms palette and select the button tool. Then select either button and view the properties.
I've used these for Acrobat 5, 6, 7, & 8.[url=https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=37342633-d494-4f56-944b-8a65ac63e483]the link[/url]

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2008-06-29 23:14:01
#2
SHDA
Registered: Jun 28 2008
Posts: 6
daka630

Thanks for the buttons they work great as PREVIOUS DOCUMENT. I’m looking for BACK TO PREVIOUS PAGE. Is there any way to modify them?

More help needed!
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2008-06-29 23:33:09
#3
SHDA
Registered: Jun 28 2008
Posts: 6
daka630
I ment to say ’BACK TO PREVIOUS VIEW’.
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2008-06-30 04:42:50
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daka630
Expert
Registered: Mar 1 2007
Posts: 1420
Quote:
’BACK TO PREVIOUS VIEW’
Sure. With the PDF containing the buttons open, right click on the tool bar.
Select the Form tool then select the button tool.
Using the button tool, select a button. Right click to open the context menu and select Properties.
Select the Actions tab. In the Actions pane select the "Execute a menu item" then click on the "Edit" button.
The Menu Item dialog box presents itself. Select, from the menu, "View>Go To> Previous View".
Click "OK", "Close", and save the PDF.

The button, when used, will provide the "previous view".

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