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SER617
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October 4, 2013
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Named Destinations not Working in PDF

  • October 4, 2013
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We have book files that contain several chapters and a glossary. We created numerous named destinations (specify named destination/jump to named destination) throughout the FM files. If we check the links in the FM files, they work fine (i.e. the linked word jumps to the correct spot). However once we PDF, it loses some (not all) of those links. Anyone have any suggestions for figuring out why or fixing the issue? To PDF, we print a PS file then distill it. We are using FM 10. There appears to be no rhyme or reason for which words work and which words don't. Any help is greatly appreciated!!

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anitam1405587
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August 25, 2021

Hi I'm curious how you are generating your pdf (if no one has already asked this question.) I had a similar issue with links not going to the destinations; I discovered my problem was with how I was generating the pdf. I had been doing a "Save as PDF." This was not only causing a problem with destinations, it was also causing an issue with hot spot text and a javascript code I would enter to get my hotspots to hightlight in a manual. I discovered this problem was solved when I would print to pdf rather than do a "Save as PDF."  I know this is a very old post that I am responding to...but putting this solution out there anyway for anyone working in a newer version of Adobe Acrobat & FrameMaker.

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Winfried RengCommunity Expert
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August 31, 2021

Hi,

 

Generally please create a new thread for new questions.

The default Save as PDF uses PDF own engine. It ignores text frames with the PostScript option activated. Possibly also JavaScript.

You can change this in the Publish pod. Select PDF as output, click the icon next to the settings file and select Edit. FrameMaker opens the Publish settings. Activate the option Use Acrobat Distiller for PDF generation.

When you now save as PDF, FrameMaker uses the Distiller. This might work better with your demands.

 

Best regards

 

Winfried

Bob_Niland
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Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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October 4, 2013

See: How do I create links from the middle of 1 PDF to another?

or search this forum for "Named Destinations".

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SER617Author
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October 4, 2013

Thanks. I know how to create named destinations. And the ones we create work in FM. There is a problem when we convert to PDF - but only for a handful of links. I didn't see anything in the forum that discussed this. All of the bad links are in one particular file (but not all of the links in that file are bad), and all of our links are within one .book file (not multiple ones).

Bob_Niland
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Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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October 4, 2013

> We have book files ...

And the names that FM creates for named dests are not stable in books. As pointed out at the MicroType link:

" If a FrameMaker book is converted to PDF,

a Mnn.8.newlink. prefix is added --

nn representing the document's position in the book

(these will change as the book is updated and

some chapters are added or rearranged)."

Have you looked at the MIF for the failing destinations, to see if the names have changed?

What exactly is failing?

External URLs trying to deep link into a PDF?

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