Question about creation of bookmarks and hyperlinks in PDF (vanity)

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[rudy45]

I have a Word document that I want to turn into a PDF. The document has Word headings ("Heading 1" etc) and hyperlinks.

I also downloaded the 30 day trial of Acrobat Professional onto my computer, which is running Windows XP Home.

I had hoped that Acrobat Professional was smart enough to recognize the headings and hyperlinks, and to create them within the PDF. But from the documentation I've seen, neither is created automatically.

I had to create the PDF bookmarks manually, as well as the hierarchical structure. I don't mind doing it, but if the document had many headings, it would been a tedious task.

Also, the hyperlinks in the Word document (which did work) seem to be nonfunctional in the PDF.

Am I missing something? Is there a way that the final PDF can have bookmarks and hyperlinks based on the Word headings and hyperlinks respectively? Is it something that happens when the PDF is created, or must I go back and edit the PDF? Thanks.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Why use an archaic printer definition file instead of HTML?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Here's one way. It's called "Click to Convert" and it may do what you want.

Or there may be a way to do it in Word. In Word, you should have an Acrobat menu (in addition to the toolbar buttons). Look for Acrobat > Change Conversion Settings. Dig around in that dialog for options on how to treat hyperlinks. Apparently you have Internet links turned off.

[rudy45]

Or there may be a way to do it in Word. In Word, you should have an Acrobat menu (in addition to the toolbar buttons). Look for Acrobat > Change Conversion Settings. Dig around in that dialog for options on how to treat hyperlinks. Apparently you have Internet links turned off.

You sir are a genius. I changed the settings, created a test Word document, and found that the bookmark was created automatically, and the hyperlink was preserved. Thank you so much.