Chapter 8. Creating Bookmarks

IN THIS CHAPTER:

42 Create a Bookmark

43 Change a Bookmark's Destination

44 Create a Bookmark to a Different Document

45 Generate Bookmarks from Structured Documents

46 Organize Bookmarks

A bookmark is a navigation link to a specific location in a PDF file. A bookmark can link to an entire page, a specific block of text, an image, or anything in between. You set the destination (including the page, location, and magnification level) when you create the bookmark. Bookmarks usually link to a location in the same document, but they can link to other documents as well.

KEY TERMS

Bookmark A special type of navigation link that appears in the Bookmarks panel of the navigation pane, rather than in the document itself.

Links In Acrobat, these are clickable areas that perform an action. The most common types of links are navigation links, which take you to a new location. However, links can also run JavaScript, execute menu items, play sounds or video, and so on.

Unlike other types of links , bookmarks do not appear in the document itself. Instead, they are displayed as a list in the Bookmarks panel of the Navigation pane. By displaying all the bookmarks together in one place, Acrobat allows the reader to get an overview of the document and to easily navigate to a specific section or entry. This is especially useful in lengthy or complex documents. The Bookmarks panel can be opened or closed by clicking the Bookmarks tab along the left side of the document window.

Because a bookmark is simply a special type of link, you can change or add actions to a bookmark in the same way you can to any link, as described in 35 Create a Menu Action Link . This enables you to create bookmarks that link to websites , play multimedia clips, or submit form data, in addition to serving as navigational aids.