Creating PDF named destinations manually

Creating PDF named destinations manually in Acrobat® is a bit more tricky than creating PDF bookmarks. Creating PDF bookmarks is relatively easy—just go to the page you'd like to bookmark, select text and press Ctrl-B (Command-B under Mac) and the new bookmark will appear in the Bookmark Tab. Destinations window is hidden by default. To display it, check Navigation Panels - Destinations from Adobe Acrobat View menu, or just right click on the Navigation Panel as shown in the picture below (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Navigation Panel - Destinations.

To create a named destination, go to the page you'd like to put the reference in. Then, click on the "New Destination" icon. The new destination will appear in the list with the default label of "Untitled". To rename a destination, select it and right-click, then choose Rename and type a descriptive label.

Figure 2: Creating a new named destination

You can choose not only the page number and description, but in what view the user will see that page. Use the Zoom toolbar to set the view you'd like the user to see. You can choose Actual Size, Fit Height, Fit Width, or choose a specific percentage of zoom using the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons or the percentage pulldown menu.

Figure 3: The Zoom toolbar.

You can set bookmarks to use named destinations. To specify a named destination:

1. Display the Bookmarks panel, right-click a bookmark and choose Properties.
2. The default action is 'Go to a page in this document'.
3. Click Edit and choose Use Named Destination.
4. Click Browse to choose a destination, then click OK.

Figure 4: Set bookmarks to use named destinations.

We can help you to...

• Create named destinations from PDF bookmarks.
• Convert named destinations to bookmarks.
• Validate named destinations.
• Create named destinations from links.
• Create named destinations from pages.
• Export named destinations to XLS file.

Can I try it before I buy it?

Yes. Try it first! There is a evaluation version available to download to help you decide if PDF Named Destinations Acrobat® plug-in is suitable for your needs. The program runs just like the real thing except for a limited number of created destinations.

• PDF Destinator™ Plug-in for Windows
• PDF Destinator™ Plug-in for Mac OS X

What it costs and where to buy?

PDF Named Destinator™ Acrobat® plug-in costs $49 for a single user. Secure online payments are provided by PayPal. If you are a business and would like to order by an purchase order, please contact us by the following email: info@grifir.com.

System requirements

PDF Destinator™ Acrobat® plug-in is available for Microsoft Windows (XP and Vista); Mac OS X (10.4 and 10.5). Full version of Adobe Acrobat® (8 or 9) is required. The Plug-in will not work with free Adobe Acrobat® Reader.