

- #HOW TO VIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS IN ADOBE ACROBAT READER HOW TO#
- #HOW TO VIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS IN ADOBE ACROBAT READER PDF#
- #HOW TO VIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS IN ADOBE ACROBAT READER SOFTWARE#
Adobe provides the Reader free to help promote the use of PDF as a file format for sharing electronic documents- if you buy Acrobat to create PDFs you are pretty sure that everyone will be able to read/view them because Reader is so widely used ( because it's free). Adobe Reader is called Reader because it only allows you to view ( or in many cases, read) PDF files.
#HOW TO VIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS IN ADOBE ACROBAT READER SOFTWARE#
Your button should now be distributed across multiple pages.To create a PDF you need a software application that converts files to the PDF format- one such applciation is of course Acrobat- either Standard or Professional.
#HOW TO VIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS IN ADOBE ACROBAT READER HOW TO#
How to Distribute Buttons across Multiple Pages in PDFs Select the Close button (see figure 17).Continue to edit the button properties in the Options tab (see figure 13) and the Appearance tab (see figure 15), as necessary.

Add a new action as shown in steps 9 through 13 above.To edit the action, select the existing action in the Actions tab.Right-click the button, and then select Properties from the shortcut menu.Select Select Object in the Rich Media toolbar.Select Rich Media in the Tools Center (see figure 2).Skip to step 3 if your Rich Media toolbar is already open. You can edit an existing button’s action (i.e., where it links to) and appearance. (The button won’t work if the Rich Media toolbar is open.) (Optional Step) Select the Close button in the Rich Media toolbar, and then test your new button.(Optional Step) Select your button’s border color, line thickness, fill color, line style, font size, text color, and font style.(Optional Step) Select the Appearance tab.Enter the text you want to appear in the button in the Label text box.The Button Properties dialog box will reappear. This view does not have to be at the top of a page.

Important note: The button will link to the view of the PDF shown on your screen rather than to a specific page. Leave the Create Go to View dialog box open as you scroll to the part of the PDF that the button should link to (i.e., the button’s destination).The Create Go to View dialog box will appear. Select Go to a page view in the Select Action menu.Ensure that Mouse Up is selected in the Select Trigger menu.Select the Actions tab in the Button Properties dialog box.(This does not have to be the same as the label that will appear in the button.) Type the name of the button in the Field Name text box.Alternatively, you can click and drag your mouse to resize the button outline. Click that location if you want to accept the default button size.Move the button outline to the location where you want to create the button.Select Add Button in the Rich Media toolbar.

To learn more about internal links, visit “ How to Create Internal Links in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat.” Internal links can’t be duplicated however, they are easier to blend with the surrounding text. However, buttons can be duplicated in the same spot across every page or a specific page range. Page view buttons and internal links both help readers move to specific parts of your PDF. The process to create buttons to page views in PDF attachments and portfolios is more complex than the steps shown here, so we will cover that topic in a separate tutorial.īefore we begin… What Is the Difference between Page View Buttons and Internal Links?
