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Acrobat XI: how hide purple "fill forms" banner?

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I'm finalizing (I hope) a 283-page document that includes a "workbook" section using fillable forms.

UNFORTUNATELY, that means Actobat XI flies a bright purple banner at the start of my manuscript saying "please fill this form." Not appropriate here! How do I hide that banner?


Leonard Bowman


3 Answers

Voted Best Answer

It seems there's no way to remove it.
You can just instruct your reader to click on the corresponding left icon if he wishes to hide it. Or advise him to follow this procedure:

Edit > Preferences > Forms Section on left. Check - Always Hide Forms Document Message Bar


By Ricardo Falegnami   

This is a good one:
this.viewState = {overViewMode:5};

(credits: http://thelivecycle.blogspot.it/2010/04/xfa-form-control-view-settings.html)

maybe you can even play with it finding all options available for overViewMode.

Anyway to make it work as I wrote it above, just add a doc script:
Open the right toolbar and select Javascript.
Click Document Javascript. Digit any name and click "Add".
Now, you should be allowed to enter a script. Delete anything was automatically generated.
Copy and paste: this.viewState = {overViewMode:5};
Close. Save your file. Reopen it.


Ricardo Falegnami   

Hi, this JS:
this.viewState = {overViewMode:5};
also disables the scrollbars (maybe just an Acrobat 11 / Acrobat Pro CS6 issue).
Anyone know of a JS which disables just the form menu bar and not the scroll bars?


Paul Cooper   

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