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===Steps to create sheet=== <ol> <li> Initial document was made in Microsoft Word, original [https://hu.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/FAS-CES/Shared%20Documents/CES-IT/Automated%20Document%20Testing/Automation%20Test.docx?d=w8360631c440f4911a131d8ec03c00b58&csf=1&web=1&e=jPqp0x here.] <li> Saved as PDF. <li> Edit with Adobe Acrobat Pro. Using '''Edit PDF''' from the right hand sidebar, clean up any text and tables to fit to page. Remove date, as that field will be created later. <li> On the right hand sidebar, select '''More Tools''' <ol> <li>Under '''Forms & Signatures''', select '''Prepare Form'''. <li>In the new Prepare Form ribbon, select the calendar for '''Add a Date Field'''. Put the new field where the deleted date was. <li>Right click on the date field and select '''Properties'''. <ol> <li>Select the '''Format''' tab. <li>In the scroll window for formats, scroll to the bottom for custom. In the field below, enter: <code>dddd mmmm d, yyyy</code> <li>This will set the date to the long form, with full day and month spelled out. </ol> </ol> <li> On the right hand sidebar, select '''Organize Pages'''. <ol> <li>On the new screen, copy and paste the first page until there are 14 total pages. Click '''Close'''. </ol> <li> Return the the '''Prepare Form''' menu. Between the PDF and the right hand sidebar should be a new sidebar. The lower section will show each page with each date field beneath. <ol> <li>Rename the date fields. Page 1 Date Field should be named "Date0", Page 2 "Date1", etc. </ol> <li> On the left hand sidebar, select the top option '''Page Thumbnails'''. <ol> <li>Right click on the first page and select '''Page Properties'''. <li>Select the second tab, '''Actions'''. <ol> <li>In the '''Add an Action''' pane, select the trigger '''Page Open''' and the action '''Run a JavaScript'''. Click '''Add...'''. <li>In the Actions pane, click on the "Run a JavaScript" line and click '''Edit'''. <li>Paste the text below. Referenced and edited from [https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/adding-increasing-dates-to-fillable-pdf/td-p/11018767 here.] <dl><dd><pre> var date = util.scand("dddd mmmm d, yyyy", event.value); for( var i=1; i<=14; i++){ if(event.value == "") this.getField("Date"+i).value = ""; else { date.setDate(date.getDate() +1); this.getField("Date"+i).value = util.printd("dddd mmmm d, yyyy", date);}} </pre></dd></dl></li> <li> Click OK then OK. </ol> </ol> <li> The form is now ready to save. Pages 2-14 (Date1-13 fields) will generate from tomorrow to 13 days away. Page 1 (Day0) can be manually set to any date and printed individually, if needed. </ol>
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