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Action Objects in Envision Viewer

Action object

An object with a page or layer action

Any object can be an action object. Usually, it is a shape or text.

Recognizing action objects

Custom Tooltip and Hand Mouse Pointer Over a TOC Page Action Item in the Viewer

Hovering over objects lets you recognize action objects by the following traits:

  • The mouse pointer becomes a hand.

  • A tooltip appears.

Action object tooltip

Each action object has a tooltip that tells what this object does.

The tooltip can be either:

  • Default

    Default Layer Action Tooltip
  • Custom

    Custom Click to confirm Tooltip

Interacting with page action objects in Envision Viewer

Page action object

An object with a page action.

Page action

An action included in an object that leads to the next, previous, or specific page.

Clicking a page action object leads to a given page.

Previous Page and Next Page Custom Buttons with Page Actions on a Page in the Viewer

You can use page action objects to navigate document pages as discussed in Navigating pages with page actions.

Interacting with layer action objects in Envision Viewer

Layer action object

An object with a layer action

Layer action

An action included in an object that shows, hides, or shows and hides one or more layers on a page.

Clicking a layer action object toggles the visibility of given layers on a page.

Layer action objects are useful for various document interactivity cases. For example, the author can include them to let you:

  • Change the document language.

    EN and ES Custom Buttons with Layer Actions on a Page in the Viewer
  • Confirm actions.

    Confirm Layer Actions on a Page in the Viewer
  • Toggle between different visual objects, such as an image and a 3D model.


    Click for Animation Custom Button with Layer Action on a Page in the Viewer
Last modified: 28 September 2024