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Specify acrobat button display properties, Scale and position buttons in acrobat – Adobe Acrobat 8 3D User Manual

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ADOBE ACROBAT 3D VERSION 8

User Guide

To align, center, or distribute the button with other form fields, or to resize or duplicate the button, right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the button, and then choose an option from the context menu.

See also

“Scale and position buttons in Acrobat” on page 234

Specify Acrobat button display properties

1

Select the Button tool

or the Select Object tool .

2

Double-click an existing button, and then click the Options tab in the Button Properties dialog box.

3

For Layout, choose the type of label display you want. (For information on scaling button icons, see the next

procedure.)

4

For Behavior, specify the display of the button when clicked.

5

To define the label or icon that appears on the button, do the following:

If a label option is selected from the Layout menu, type the text in the Label box.

If an icon option is selected from the Layout menu, click Choose Icon, and then click Browse. Select the file type
from the Objects of Type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) menu, double-click the file name, and then click OK.
(Click Clear to remove the selected icon.)

6

Click Close to accept these display properties.

Button Behavior options

None

Keeps the appearance of the button the same.

Push

Specifies appearances for the Up, Down, and Rollover states of the mouse. Select an option under State, and

then specify a label or icon option:

Up

Determines what the button looks like when the mouse button isn’t clicked.

Down

Determines what the button looks like when the mouse is clicked on the button, but before it’s released.

Rollover

Determines what the button looks like when the pointer is held over the button.

Outline

Highlights the button border.

Invert

Reverses the dark and light shades of the button.

Scale and position buttons in Acrobat

1

Select the Button tool

or the Select Object tool .

2

Double-click an existing button to open the Button Properties dialog box.

3

Click the Options tab, select one of the icon options from the Layout menu, and then click Advanced.

Note: The Advanced button isn’t available if you choose Label Only from the Layout menu.

4

Select an option from the When To Scale menu:

Always

Scales the icon as defined regardless of its size in relation to the button size.

Never

Preserves the icon’s original size; the button border crops the icon if it doesn’t fit. If Never is selected, scale

options aren’t available.

Icon Is Too Big

Scales the icon as defined only if it is larger than the button.

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