Is there a way to set a specific form field highlight color in Indesign forms?

Question

I have designed a form with text entry fields in Indesign. When viewed as a PDF in Acrobat the field highlight color is a purplish blue (as shown in the image here). Is there any way to set the field highlight color so that it is a different color than this default purplish blue color? I understand this highlight color can be changed in a setting in Acrobat on the viewer's end, but I want to change it directly in the PDF before the viewer opens it so that it overrides their local setting. This way it would be in keeping with company brand colors. Any way to do that?

Answer 1

Yes, you can use JavaScript to do so.

2 possibilities:

1- You can change the user's default preference. Meaning that this preference will be set for any PDF user will open.

To do so, open your PDF and add the following JavaScript code in
Javascript > Document Javascripts:

app.runtimeHighlightColor=color=["RGB",1,0.5,0.6];

Of course, change RGB (or CMYK) values as per your client brand color.

2- If you want to change this preference at a document-level only, then you have to store the original Highlight Fields value at first, change it as described in point 1 and then change it back when document is closed.

Javascript > Document Javascripts:

var originalColor = app.runtimeHighlightColor;

app.runtimeHighlightColor=color=["RGB",1,0.5,0.6];

Javascript > Set document actions > At closing:

app.runtimeHighlightColor=color=originalColor ;