pdf-actions

Scripts for making fast modifications to PDF files in Acrobat Reader

Install

Install using npm npm install -g @tepez/pdf-actions

Find location of installed package by running tepez-pdf-actions, which will print

The "sequ" files are at /path/to/pdf-actions/dist
Following instructions at readme.md to import them into Adobe Acrobat

Now Import the .sequ files (Tools -> Action Wizard -> Manage Actions -> Import) into Adobe Acrobat.

Build

To build the .sequ files from source:

git clone git+https://github.com/tepez/pdf-actions.git
cd pdf-actions
npm install
npm run build

Actions

Duplicate table fields

See it in action

• Create the first row of PDF form fields.
  • Use "XXX" for placeholder of the row index, e.g. children[XXX]['firstName'].
• Invoke the action.
• Enter the number of duplication to make.
• Every field with the placeholder in its name is considered to be the first row. The placeholder in the first row will be turned to 0 and (duplications-1) more copied wil be made.

Rename fields

Rename fields by regex or text See it in action

You can use a regular expression, e.g. enter ^employee\['([^\]]*)'] and $1

Remove tooltips

Removes tooltips from all the fields

Resources

• JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference