Difficulty with "jump links" to PDF files
I have seen a few responses on HTML linking to sections or pages of a PDF. However, the solution isn't working for me (#page=PageNumber or #NamedDestination appended to the pdf link).
Google seems to suggest that it may be because the links are to local files (this is a page for our agency intranet where we're linking to specific sections of the HR manual). Is there a workaround for this?
If it helps, I am using Acrobat 9 Pro to create the named destinations, and the users will be opening the files with Reader 8. The users will be viewing the page with IE8 so that's what I'm using to test.
The links I have tried:
<a href="I:/filepath/HR_Manua
<a href="/filepath/HR_Manual_
<a href="I:/filepath/HR_Manua
<a href="/filepath/HR_Manual_
All open the file just fine, but it invariably opens to the first page.
Google seems to suggest that it may be because the links are to local files (this is a page for our agency intranet where we're linking to specific sections of the HR manual). Is there a workaround for this?
If it helps, I am using Acrobat 9 Pro to create the named destinations, and the users will be opening the files with Reader 8. The users will be viewing the page with IE8 so that's what I'm using to test.
The links I have tried:
<a href="I:/filepath/HR_Manua
<a href="/filepath/HR_Manual_
<a href="I:/filepath/HR_Manua
<a href="/filepath/HR_Manual_
All open the file just fine, but it invariably opens to the first page.
ASKER
That gets me the same results as my other links...opens the file to the first page. I will install Reader 9 and see if it helps.
ASKER
Nope, I am still getting the same results with Reader 9.
Are your PDF files opened inside the browser or in an external Reader window?
ASKER
In an external Reader window. I tried to change this to see if it made a difference, but it looks like my Adobe preferences are set to open it inside the browser...I'm going to have to examine IE and see if I have some kind of setting that contradicts this.
I've set it so that documents open in the browser.
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Thanks! I still cannot get my PDFs to open in the browser, but that's another problem for another day...tested it on a co-worker's computer who does have it set to open in the browser and it worked perfectly. The other users should have in-browser as their default setting.
Do you have Reader and Acrobat installed on the same computer? If so, that could potentially cause problems with conflicting settings.
ASKER
Yes, but they are both set to open in browser. I'm trying now to replace all the Reader functions with Acrobat and uninstall Reader.
file:///i:/filepath/HR_Man