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How do I move pages using bookmarks or tags?

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2008-03-25 11:56:08
My.pdf
Registered: Mar 20 2008
Posts: 7

I am using Acrobat 8.1.2 Professional.

I have bookmarked a 1000 page document. I want to move pages around using the bookmarks (the whole sections of the pages). E.g. I bookmarked page 50. This page is the first page of a 20 page section. Is there anyway to bookmark or tag the entire section of 20 pages so that when I move the bookmark or tag, the actual 20 pages move to the new location too? Thanks.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.2, Windows
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2008-03-25 12:51:59
#1
gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
Bookmarks are more than page markers, they can be hyperlinks to anything that be be linked, execute JavaScript, execute menu items, and many other options. So as mentioned in your other post of this same topic, you need to use the page/thumbnail navigation page.

George Kaiser

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2008-03-25 13:46:06
#2
My.pdf
Registered: Mar 20 2008
Posts: 7
thanks for your reply.

So there is no other way than using the page/thumbnail navigation page to move pages?

Can bookmarks link 20 pages together as a section?
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2008-03-25 14:55:54
#3
thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
You can use bookmarks as a way to mark pages for moving, but it's not easy. Here's the general methodology

1. Create a set of bookmarks that represent the sections you want to be movable
2. Create 2 sub-bookmarks in each that point to the beginning and ending page of the sections. Sections cannot overlap
3. move the bookmarks for the major sections around.
4. Write code that uses the "doc.movePages" function to move the pages.
- to find the end points for the pages to move, walk the bookmark tree from top to bottom. Use the "bookmark.execute()" function to get the page numbers

Thom Parker
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2008-03-25 18:52:21
#4
My.pdf
Registered: Mar 20 2008
Posts: 7
Wow - Thanks Thomp. That certainly is beyond my expertise. I don't even know what you said. :) I'll have to research that further. I am not sure where to start to even write code into Adobe.
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