Add hyperlink/bookmark to each page ---> PDF

[James Ivey]

Windows Vista/Word 2007/"Add PDF" Word Add-on

Got an 87 page document with a Table of Contents I'm converting to PDF --
external links work, bookmarks work -- so far so good.

At the bottom of each page, I want a hyperlink/bookmark "Table of Contents"
that simply takes you to the Table of Contents.

I tried using the Footer, but the link is not 'hot' when you convert the doc
to PDF.

Is there a way to put a link at the bottom of each page without using the
Footer? Or am I missing something about the Footer?

Thanks.

James

 

[DeanH]

You are correct in the assumption that links in Headers/Footers do not remain
when converted to PDF.
You can have a bookmark crossreference in a Frame which can then be placed
"above" the Footer area. This will remain after conversion.
Unfortuantely you will have to paste and move a copy of this Frame on each
page manually. No a brilliant solution.
Maybe instead why not save the PDF with the inital view being "Bookmarks
Panel and Page" so the user will autoamtically see the section headings along
side the pages and can navigate with this. You can control the Bookmark
generation in the Chaneg Convertion Settings before creating the PDF so you
get exactly what you want the user to see.
Hope this helps
DeanH

 

[Graham Mayor]

A hyperlink in a header/footer will not work in a Word document either,
unless you open the header view, and you don't have that option in PDF. You
would have to put it on each page, perhaps in a frame placed over the footer
area. Depending on how your document is laid out you *may* be able to copy
the frame to the clipboard and use replace to place the clipboard content.

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[Terry Farrell]

To add to Graham's reply - it isn't necessary to hyperlink to the ToC in
Word because Word has a built in GoToTableofContents command. Just assign it
a shortcut (say Alt+T) and add it to the QAT. Unfortunately, it is even more
useless for PDF though!

 

[James Ivey]

Thanks for your reply.

I went ahead and just put it on each page. Tedious, but it's done.

Thanks again.

James

 

[Terry Farrell]

I wonder where this was for 5 days!

Terry

To add to Graham's reply - it isn't necessary to hyperlink to the ToC in
Word because Word has a built in GoToTableofContents command. Just assign
it a shortcut (say Alt+T) and add it to the QAT. Unfortunately, it is even
more useless for PDF though!

 

[Graham Mayor]

There seem to have been lots of messages delayed over the last few days,
which makes some of the responses seem a tad bizarre. Let's hope the system
has been fixed.

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