About Actions

You can set actions to occur when a bookmark or hyperlink is clicked. Right-click a link for the Link Properties dialog box or a bookmark for the Bookmark Properties dialog box.
 

Choose from these action types:

Go to a page view

Asks you to scroll to a target location in the current PDF or another opened PDF and click Set. After this is done, a click with the Hand tool jumps to that specified page.
 

Open a web link

Asks you to provide a URL. You can use http, ftp, and mailto protocols. After this is done, a click with the Hand tool jumps to the specified Internet destination.
 

Open a file

Asks you to specify a file. After that is done, a click opens the file. If you choose a non-PDF file, you must have an application that can open it. When distributing a PDF file with such a link, the reader also needs such an application.
If a PDF file is selected, then the Specify Open Preference dialog box shows up. Select one of the following:

• Window set by user preference: Uses the preference set at Options / General / Miscellaneous, in the Open cross-document link in same window check box.
• New window: Opens the file in a new Power PDF window.
• Existing window: Opens the file in the current Power PDF window, taking over the place of the document with the file link.

Execute a menu item

Asks you to choose a menu item. After that is done, a click on the link will perform the selected command.

Run a JavaScript

Asks you to write some script. After that is done, a click on the link runs the script.
 

Show/Hide field(s)

This lets you specify form fields to show or hide on clicking the link. Click the Add button. Mark fields to be displayed or hidden then use the Hide and Show radio buttons. For quick selection, use Select All or Deselect All.

Import form data

Click the Add button and browse to the form data file to be imported when the link is clicked.

Reset a form

This lets you specify which fields in the form you want to reset. Click the Add button, mark these and click OK.

Submit a form

Click the Add button to specify form data submission parameters: URL, export format and date conversion. You can choose to submit all field data, specify selected fields – both with or without blank fields included.
 

Play Media (PDF 1.4 Compatible)

This lets you play PDF 1.4 compatible video files in the current document.

Play Media (PDF 1.5 and Later Compatible)

This lets you play PDF 1.5 and above compatible video files in the current document.

Play a sound

Click the Add button and select a wav file to be played when the link is clicked.

Go to a 3D view

This lets you display a pre-defined view of the selected 3D content in the PDF.

Note

For link actions, the Protected option prevents accidental change of the link appearance and actions.