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2008-09-16 13:29:08
Rondi
Registered: Oct 2 2007
Posts: 25
Answered

Is there a way to set "Show Attachments by Default" in a batch of PDFs so every time a PDF is opened by any end user, the attachments, if any, are automatically displayed?

I do not want the end user to go looking for the paperclip icon. They need to know as soon as they open the PDF that an attachment exists.

Thanks :)

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.2, Windows
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2008-09-16 13:49:15
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Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi Rondi,

You can set the intial view so the attachments panel is expanded when the PDF is opened. Unfortunately, Adobe did not add this command to the Batch Process sequences included with Acrobat, and JavaScript can't set the intial view parameters directly. So, you will need to set this for each document individually (File -> Properties, under the Initial View tab select "Attachments Panel and Page" in the Navigation Tab text entry field.)Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.pdfscripting.com

Dimitri Munkirs
WindJack Solutions
pdfscripting.com

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2008-09-16 14:04:35
#2
Rondi
Registered: Oct 2 2007
Posts: 25
I have 14,000+ emails so manually making this change is out of the question.
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2008-09-16 14:25:37
#3
gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
You may be abel to do this with "Batch Processing" in version 8 Professional.

George Kaiser

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2008-09-16 14:30:57
#4
Rondi
Registered: Oct 2 2007
Posts: 25
Ok. How? I have Acrobat 8 Pro. I've looked in the batch processing commands. What do you have in mind?
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2008-09-17 09:46:24
#5
Rondi
Registered: Oct 2 2007
Posts: 25
What's odd is that HELP in Acrobat 8 Pro states, "If you open a PDF that has one or more attached files, the Attachments panel automatically opens, listing the attached files..."

This is true, if I open a PDF with an attachment, the Attachments panel automatically opens. However, if I created my PDF from an email in Outlook that had an attachment, the Attachments panel does not automatically open.
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2008-09-27 18:41:26
#6
rbogie
Registered: Apr 28 2008
Posts: 432
If you still need a solution, I have it. Give me a call.
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2008-09-29 09:16:27
#7
Rondi
Registered: Oct 2 2007
Posts: 25
I used a short javascript to set the default for the Attachments Panel to always open.
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2009-02-26 04:39:00
#8
ppavlenda
Registered: Feb 26 2009
Posts: 1
Hi Rondi, would you mind sharing the script with me? Thanks a lot.
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