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Tip: You can assign a bookmark to point to an image in a document. Select the image, then right-click and choose

Add Bookmark from the shortcut menu.

Other Link Actions

As shown in the previous section, choosing the Custom link radio button on the Link Properties dialog box
attaches the Actions tab. The Actions tab contains the common actions that are available as radio button
choices on the Link Properties dialog box. There are numerous other actions available, which are included
in Table 9.1.

Table 9.1 Additional actions available for links

Selected Action Program Activity

Execute A Menu Item Executes an Acrobat program command chosen from listed menu selections.

Go to a 3D view A new feature exclusive to Acrobat 7 for manipulating content in 3D space; 3D

views are discussed in Chapter 6.

Import Form Data Stored data are imported from an external file to populate fields on an active

form.

Play A Sound A selected sound file is embedded in the PDF file in a cross-platform format.

Play Media (Acrobat 5
Compatible)

Requires a linked QuickTime or AVI movie that uses Acrobat 5-compatible
settings in the file; the action plays the media when the link is clicked.

Play Media (Acrobat 6
Compatible)

Link or embed a movie using Acrobat 6-compatible settings in the file; then use
this action to play the media when the link is clicked (Acrobat 6 embeds only).

Read An Article Display document content as an article thread in a defined document (rarely

used in AEC).

Reset A Form Delete content added to specified form fields.

Run A JavaScript Runs a selected JavaScript. The most commonly used programming language

for PDF forms and documents is JavaScript.

Set Layer Visibility Define layer settings in the PDF file, and then use this action to control the

active layer settings.

Show/Hide A Field Use this action to toggle field visibility; the action is commonly used with form

fields to show or hide content.

Submit A Form Sends form data to a specified URL.