Adding Navigation to the Package - Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - page 120

Exercises

1. Using a sample file, consider different ways to add user navigation through the file. Which is the
most efficient way of providing navigation? Why did you choose one method over another method?

2. Experiment with using bookmarks in both a tagged and an untagged document. Use the tagged
document's content to create bookmarks as described in the chapter.

3. Add and configure some navigation links in a sample document, experiment with using different
link appearances and actions.

4. Use a sample button in a project file. Experiment with different button appearances and options.

Project

Using the project files, you will add a set of bookmarks for navigation, as well as a number of
links and a button on each page that displays the Sheet Index page when clicked. Use the
DuPont Plan Set.PDF file from the ch09_project folder, which is like a paper plan set. The
PDF version does not contain any navigation features that make PDF files more user friendly.
Bookmarks added in the PDF creation process are not useful and need to be customized.

Task 1: Setting the initial view

1. Open the DuPont Plan Set.pdf file.
2. Choose File > Document Properties > Initial View.
3. Choose Bookmarks Panel and Page from the Initial View drop-down menu.
4. Choose Single Page from the Page Layout drop-down menu.
5. Choose Fit Page from the Magnification drop-down menu; click OK to close the dialog
box.
6. Save the file. Close it and reopen it - you should see the Bookmarks pane and one
complete page display when the file opens.
Task 2: Revising the bookmarks

1. Click through the existing set of bookmarks, checking their order in the Bookmarks pane,
their page order, and the magnification.
2. Rename each bookmark that corresponds with a page in the file. You can click the
existing name's text to select it and then type a new name.
3. Delete extraneous bookmarks from the Bookmarks pane.
4. Drag the bookmarks into the correct order, corresponding with the page display in the
Document pane.
Task 3: Adding a link from each sheet

1. Zoom into the Sheet Index on Sheet 1: a magnification of approximately 75% shows the

index's text clearly.

2. Click the Link tool on the Advanced Editing toolbar to select it.

3. Drag a marquee around the C-2 Existing Conditions Plan label. Release the mouse to

open the Link Properties dialog box.

4. Choose Invisible Rectangle from the Link Type drop-down menu on the dialog box.

5. Click the Go to a page view radio button in the Actions section of the dialog box.

6. Click Next to close the dialog box and open the Create Go to View instruction dialog box.