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flavioarmony
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March 21, 2016
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How can I create an external link to a specific page inside a PDF? Can I create an anchor?

  • March 21, 2016
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I have a PDF file which contains several articles. Currently, I have to split the file in many others so I can link directly to the desired article. How can I create an anchor to point directly to the desired page/section? Is this possible?

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Correct answer George_Johnson

If this is for use in a browser, you will find that what works with some won't work with others. When Acrobat/Reader is used as a plug-in, it can work to link to page numbers and named destinations (what you're an anchor), but other browsers that use a built-in PDF viewer may not support it. Here's an article that should help: Planet PDF - Linking to Pages or Destinations Within PDFs

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George_Johnson
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March 21, 2016

Can you clarify why you're splitting the single PDF into multiple PDFs? In any case, you can create named destinations in a document, which essentially is a combination of a page number and a view (zoom level & position). You can use named destinations are targets for links within a PDF or links to other PDFs. You can also create links to locations in other documents without using named destinations. I'm assuming here that you're creating the links in Acrobat, as opposed to the source document application like InDesign or Word, in which case the terminology and procedures are different.

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flavioarmonyAuthor
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March 21, 2016

I just need to link to an anchor. I found out that adding #page=xx can throw me directly into the desired page. Now I need to know what other inline commands there are to a PDF document, such as zoom, section, marker etc.

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George_JohnsonCorrect answer
Inspiring
March 21, 2016

If this is for use in a browser, you will find that what works with some won't work with others. When Acrobat/Reader is used as a plug-in, it can work to link to page numbers and named destinations (what you're an anchor), but other browsers that use a built-in PDF viewer may not support it. Here's an article that should help: Planet PDF - Linking to Pages or Destinations Within PDFs

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