For example, I've added a menu item to the Acrobat Help menu that opens the Acrobat JavaScript Reference web page, because I use it all the time. The add menu function is handy for adding quick access to frequently used actions. It can also hide existing sub-menus and menu items with the app.hideMenuItem() function. Here is a plug-in that uncovers the hidden menu items: Hidden Menus Tool Add/Hide a Menu or Menu ItemĪcrobat JS can't add new top level menus, but it can add sub-menus and menu items to the top level menus with the app.addSubMenu() and app.addMenuItem() functions. Now, most functionality is accessed through the Tools panel buttons, but the old menu items still exist, they are just hidden. Before Acrobat X, every feature and function of Acrobat was available from a menu item. Over the years the Acrobat menus have changed dramatically. Here is a JS tool for discovering Menu Item names: Menu/Toolbar Display Here is a list of unique names for nearly all the menu items in Acrobat, even hidden ones: However, to use it you have to know the unique identifier for the menu item, which is different from the name displayed on the menu.
The function app.execMenuItem() is used to run a menu item. However, there are some issues you have to be aware of, so be sure to read this article before running menu items in your scripts: Running a menu item can be great way to use Acrobat functionality not built into the JavaScript model or getting at functionality provided by a plug-in. Scripts can interact with menus in different ways. Detailed articles on these topics are linked below This page summarizes the UI options for scripting. The Acrobat JavaScript Model includes several user interface elements, including Alert Boxes, Custom Dialogs, Popup Menus, Toolbar Buttons, and several undocumented dialogs for acquiring special information from the user. Alerts, Popups, and Other Devices for Interacting with the User
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