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Hyperlinks to bookmarks in one file from another file

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2010-03-05 14:04:16
tew54
Registered: Mar 5 2010
Posts: 2
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I am trying to create four or five Word (2007) files and convert some of them to PDF files (Acrobat 9 Pro). The primary file will be converted to PDF. Some hyperlinks from it will open another Word file. I have no problem with this. I want other hyperlinks to open another file to a specific bookmark in the file. These hyperlinks do not work in my early attempts. Can this be done?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.2, Windows
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2010-03-06 18:48:44
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daka630
Expert
Registered: Mar 1 2007
Posts: 1420
Hi,

Sort answer - you'll not get what you describe from the link in the PDF.

MS Word uses " # " to denote an open parameter with MS Word files.
Acrobat use " # " to denote an open parameter for PDF.
The allowed parameters are not the same.

In the past, for a MS Word Hyperlink that went to another Word file's "bookmark", Adobe PDFMaker (when properly configured) would provide a link to the file but not to the parameter following " #".


In a fully updated Office 2007/Acrobat 9.x configuration it appears that Adobe PDFMaker (again, properly configured) no longer evens sets a link to the Word file.
This may be a consequence of the security related updates provided for Office 2007 and Acrobat products.


Be well...

Be well...

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2010-03-06 23:09:23
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rbogie
Registered: Apr 28 2008
Posts: 432
tew54 wrote:
I want other hyperlinks to open another file to a specific bookmark in the file.
do this: in pdf1 create a named-destination (nd1). create a bookmark in pdf1 and point it to nd1. in pdf2 create a hyperlink and point it to nd1 in pdf1. now, the hyperlink in pdf2 opens the same page and view that the bookmark in pdf1 opens -- both point to nd1 in pdf1. (note: this is a lean explanation)
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