35. Create a Menu Action LinkBefore You Begin 32 About Interactivity See Also 37 Edit a Link The Execute menu item link actions let you create links that allow the reader of a PDF document to execute virtually any menu command in Acrobat with the click of a button. You can even create links that execute multiple menu items. Probably the best use of this feature is to provide an easy way to work with the document for readers who either are unfamiliar with Acrobat or have limited menu access (due to either document settings or visual/motion impairments). For example, if you are designing a stand alone presentation kiosk for a trade show, you will want to hide the interface from the user so they cannot exit the application or alter it in any way. The main menu of the presentation would contain links to open other PDF presentations. Those presentations would each contain a link to execute the File, Close menu item. This would exit the secondary presentation and return the user back to the main presentation. Because you can never know how proficient the user may or may not be with Acrobat, you can use links to ensure that users have access to Acrobat features that you want them to use. For example, in a PDF document intended for users who may have visual impairments, placing a large link that executes the View, Read Out Loud command can be very helpful. In a document that is intended to be used as a reference, placing a link that executes the Edit, Find command can also be helpful.
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