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2007-08-14 05:41:30
vektis
Registered: Aug 14 2007
Posts: 4

In Acrobat 5 it was possible to change the conversion settings concerning the openening of the pdf before is was generated. I usually want my documents to be displayed/opened with the bookmarks on the left side of the screen.

I've been unable so far to do this in Acrobat 7. Does someone know how to achieve this?

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2007-08-14 07:59:08
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gkaiseril
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Since there are many ways to create a PDF, I can only provide a general answer. Adobe has created special "Document Structure Commands", PDFMarks, that extends the PostScript specification to include structure commands for features unique to the PDF format. These are documented in the "PDFMark Reference" as part of the Acrobat SDK, and can be downloaded for free.

The following PDFMark statement

[ /PageMode /UseOutlines
/Page 2 /View [/XYZ null null null]
/DOCVIEW pdfmark

Sets the PDF open options to page and bookmark, page 2, upper left corner and inherent the current zoom.

George Kaiser

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2007-08-15 14:30:37
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pooja
Registered: Apr 24 2006
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All I do is go to File/Properties/Initial View - and select what I want.

Pooja
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2007-08-15 22:49:59
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vektis
Registered: Aug 14 2007
Posts: 4
gkaiseril wrote:
Since there are many ways to create a PDF, I can only provide a general answer. Adobe has created special "Document Structure Commands", PDFMarks, that extends the PostScript specification to include structure commands for features unique to the PDF format. These are documented in the "PDFMark Reference" as part of the Acrobat SDK, and can be downloaded for free.The following PDFMark statement

[ /PageMode /UseOutlines
/Page 2 /View [/XYZ null null null]
/DOCVIEW pdfmark

Sets the PDF open options to page and bookmark, page 2, upper left corner and inherent the current zoom.
Thanks for the quick answer. The point is, that I create the PDF directly from Word 2003. I usually open the Word-document, and then generate the PDF. Does your answer work in that case?
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2007-08-16 08:14:24
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gkaiseril
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Yes, but you have to put the code within the special Word "Print" field. The contents for the "Print" field are:

"[/PageMode /UseOutlines /Page 1 /View [/XYZ null null null] /DOCVIEW pdfmark"

Do not check Word's print option "Print Codes", as that sends the "Print Codes" values to be displayed and does not sent to the printer. You want the code of the "Print" field to be sent to the printer.

Or you can just change the PDF Maker's Display option's to "Bookmarks and Page".

George Kaiser

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