cmulzer
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How to open a pdf file to a particular section?
We have a lot of links to pdf files on our site, but it would be useful in many cases to be able to have a pdf file open to particular section or page in the document. Is there a way to do this? We use both Netscape and Apache web servers running on Unix if the solution depends on the server. Thanks.
Unfortunatly no there isn't a way to do this with a PDF.
No you can't link to a point within the PDF file. You may consider converting those PDF's into HTML and then you can do what you want.
Here's a link to an article on PDFZone that'll let you do exactly what you wanna do.
http://www.pdfzone.com/resources/tips/tip0005.html
There's always a way. It's just a matter of finding it. :)
http://www.pdfzone.com/resources/tips/tip0005.html
There's always a way. It's just a matter of finding it. :)
good find JayBuys. Saving that for later user :-)
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I have an interest in this also, but I was not able to get webwoman's idea to work. I can add the new destination but when I refer to the file in my browser as
mfile.pdf#NewDestinationLi
it errors out on me.
mfile.pdf#NewDestinationLi
it errors out on me.
How did you add the destination? YOu MUST do it in Acrobat, NOT just in HTML.
Open the PDF in the full version of Acrobat. Open the DESTINATION window (listed under WINDOW). Scan the document (you have to do this before you can add a destination). Add a new destination, giving it the name you want for an anchor. Save the PDF
NOW when you use that same link, it will work.
Open the PDF in the full version of Acrobat. Open the DESTINATION window (listed under WINDOW). Scan the document (you have to do this before you can add a destination). Add a new destination, giving it the name you want for an anchor. Save the PDF
NOW when you use that same link, it will work.
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webwoman appears to have the best solution. I'm going to load Acrobat Writer and see if it has this feature and try it. I only have version 4.
I don't remember seeing it in Acrobat 4, just in 5. But I wasn't looking for it then, either. ;-)
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It is time to clean this abandoned question up.
I am putting it on a clean up list for CS.
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I am putting it on a clean up list for CS.
<recommendation>
points to webwoman
</recommendation>
If anyone participating in the Q disagrees with the recommendation,
please leave a comment for the mods.
Cd&
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I thought that I did close this out and award the points to webwoman. Sorry. Her idea worked just as described.