Embedding Page Transitions from the JavaScript Console (from page 324)

The JavaScript Console lets you type in commands (calls) that control
page transitions. Using the JavaScript console you can set different
transitions for the various pages. You can also set how long the
transitions take. Even better, these transitions are available in
the normal and full screen views. These embedded transitions also
work in Reader 4.

Step 1 Open the JavaScript Console
Choose Tools>JavaScript>Console. The JavaScript Console dialog box
appears. Don¹t worry about any text that may be in the console area.
You¹re more concerned about the new text you enter.

Step 2 Type the JavaScript
Click inside the white area of the console, and make sure you¹re
on a new line. Enter the following code as one line exactly as
written. (Watch for the spaces after the colons and commas.)

this.setPageTransitions({nStart: 0, aTrans: [-1, "BoxIn", 1], nEnd: 1});

Press the enter key on the numeric key pad to send the code
from the console into the document. If you¹ve entered the text
correctly, you will see the word ³undeÞned² appear in the console
text area. If you¹re on a keyboard that doesn¹t have a numeric
keypad hold the Alt key (w) or Control key (m) when you press
Enter(Return) to execute the script.

Step 3 Save and Test
Save the Þle; close the document; and then reopen it. Use any of
the navigation controls to move between pages. The Þrst two pages
appear with the Box In transition. The other pages appear with
whatever transition was set in the Full Screen Preferences. If you
want to modify them, you must enter the new call in the console
and the press the Enter key to send it to the document.

Applying a Transition to All the Pages
If you want to apply a transition to all the pages in a document,
use this code. (Here we changed the transition to Dissolve.)

this.setPageTransitions({aTrans: [-1, "Dissolve", 1]});

You can switch out these transitions names in the code we have provided:

Acrobat Transitions List

Replace
WipeRight
WipeLeft
WipeDown
WipeUp
SplitHorizontalIn
SplitHorizontalOut
SplitVerticalIn
SplitVerticalOut
BlindsHorizontal
BlindsVertical
BoxIn
BoxOut
GlitterRight
GlitterDown
GlitterRightDown
Dissolve
Random

Deleting the Embedded Code
What if you want to get back to a normal document without embedded
transitions? You have to send a command to delete the embedded
transitions. (Clearing the JavaScript Console won¹t work.) Here¹s
the code to delete the transitions from the Þrst two pages.

this.setPageTransitions({nStart: 0, nEnd: 1});