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Putting PDF files on a disc

jimcorrigans
Registered: Sep 14 2007
Posts: 10

I am a Gas Engineer and have to carry with me manufacturers maintenance manuals there are around 20 manufacturers each having 7 or 8 different manuals. I have all these manuals in PDF format and what I am trying to do is to put them all on a dvd disc. I have managed to get an AUTORUN program to launch the welcome page but from there on I am at a loss.
 
How do I get the reader to open showing the sort of layout I am trying to achieve below
 

 
with the collapsible list in the navigation pane and the individual manual in the work page. Each manual having its own page numbers.
 
I have bought several books on the subject but I feel I am missing a simple but vital trick. Can you help?
 
Kind Regards
 
Jim Corrigan

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 7.0.0, Windows
matchley
ExpertTeam
Registered: Feb 9 2006
Posts: 27
Jim
I am assuming you are using a standard Mac or PC computer to view these PDF files (rather than a PDA).

If that is the case, you can open each PDF file and going to File>Properties then to the Initial View tab, set how it will open up. Be sure to also go to Acrobat Preferences>General>Page Display and set your Default Laout and Zoom to what works best for you.Hope this helps,

Regards

Mark Atchley

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dthanna
ExpertTeam
Registered: Sep 28 2005
Posts: 248
Also, I would suggest using the Catalog tool to create a full-text index of what's on the disk. Or you can create sevreal indexes, one for each mfg allowing you to easily narrow the searching.

Douglas Hanna is a member of the Production Print Technology team at Aon.
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