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alf123450987
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July 3, 2011
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forward & back - how to navigate between linked pdf-files?

  • July 3, 2011
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Does anyone know how to get the buttons to navigate between linked pdf-files?

I often use pdf-files with links to other pdf-files (created in OpenOffice with pdf-export). After updating from version 9 to version 10 there seem to be no buttons to jump forward or back between the files. I tried all the 6 Buttons I could find (under: View - Page Navigation (I hope that these are the right terms, because I use the german version (Anzeige - Seitennavigation))).

WinXP SP3, Abobe Reader 10.1.0

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    Paul Wilby
    Participant
    November 12, 2012

    I have just tried the same functionality with Reader v11, there seems to now be some security surrounding the ability to use 'Previous View' for linked PDF files but the buttons are accessible - however when you use them they just crash Reader!! I would be interested to see if other users have the same experience?

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    mmweng
    Participating Frequently
    November 12, 2012

    Great news . . .  with the possibility of reviving a project I put on hold with the loss of previous view across files!  Just tried it and it almost worked across my project files . . .  but, as you say, it crashed after a while.  I was a few files deep, constantly using previous/next view across and within these files (working fine) when it crashed so don't have a definitive history at the time of crash.  Good news . . . Adobe's addressing the problem.  Time for some bug reports and some tweaking on their side.  There's hope.

    Using Windows 7 Pro.

    Thanks for the heads up.

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    Drew_Robison
    Participant
    April 5, 2012

    It's a workaround but if you open the PDF file in a web browser you can gain the functionality back of the navigation buttons with the navigation buttons of the web browser. I understand this is not optimal but it does remove the annoyance of the "security patch"

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    Anonymous
    April 5, 2012

    Thank you, Drew. The option you suggested works well when jumping from one file to another, but it doesn't when following internal links. And as our products contain a considerable amount of both internal (within the same PDF) and external (from one PDF to another) - and I don't always know which is which - this solution is not optimal, just as you say. What I did find out since my last post was the reason why my Acrobat would disable the back button, but my colleagues would not have this problem - I had upgraded my programme to whatever the latest release was (10.1.3?). So the obvious solution that leapt to the eye was to downgrade back to 10.0.0 and this is where it's going to stay until Adobe figures this problem out. The same goes for the Reader. I hope this helps other people who've been struggling with this security issue.

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    evan1138
    Participant
    April 11, 2012

    Summerbreeze727 wrote:

    ...the obvious solution that leapt to the eye was to downgrade back to 10.0.0...

    Hi Summer, I've been working for several weeks on a student/teacher curriculum to accompany our products, intending to base it on pdf. Reading this topic has given me the heebbie-jeebies. I've done testing with 9.5, which was readily available at adobe.com, and previous/next seems to work. I'd rather go forward to 10.0.0 as you (kind of) suggest, but don't know where to get it. Can you link me, or all of us, in the right direction?

    CtDave
    CtDave
    Participating Frequently
    July 4, 2011

    Adobe Reader cannot create buttons or edit existing buttons.

    Acrobat can.

    With Acrobat, try the Go to Page View action.

    This can be used to open another PDF file, navigate to the desired page and establish a desired page zoom.

    Then set the link to complete the action.

    Be well...

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    alf123450987Author
    Participant
    July 4, 2011

    Sorry, but you got me wrong!

    I don't want to create buttons with adboe reader. I have documents with links in it that lead to other documents. The documents are already linked!

    With Adobe Reader 9 und 10 these links work. But in Adobe Reader 9 it was possible to go back to the documents you came from and then go forward again (with "Previous View"-button and "Next View"-button). With Adobe Reader 10 this doesn't work.

    The feature is essentiel for thousand of users mostly pupils that work with these linked pdf-documents. Please help!

    Thanks.

    CtDave
    CtDave
    Participating Frequently
    July 4, 2011

    While Adobe Reader 8.x and Acrobat 8.x had a Go To Previous Document / Next Document this went away in Adobe Reader / Acrobat 9 (and X).

    That is, they are not a menu item and not available as an action to a Bookmark, Button, Link, etc.

    As I recall, the change, back in Acrobat / Reader 9.x had to do with closing security "holes"....

    Adobe Reader X Page Navigation (Adobe Reader 9.x's is similar) via the menu is:

    I suspect the link created by open office is using "previous document" / "next document" - both of which are no longer available when using Adobe Reader / Acrobat.

    Another approach, using open office, will be needed. Can open office, output PDF links that go to named distinations created in open office?

    (Similar to Adobe FrameMaker or InDesign) Otherwise, a regular link to open the different file (pointing the link to a PDF rather than an open office file).

    Be well...

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