Adobe Acrobat XI Pro-Bookmarks: Creating each bookmark within a pdf with an ending page

[MaryPruwo]

Adobe Acrobat XI Pro-Bookmarks: After creating the bookmarks,
how do I edit it such that each bookmark ends at a certain page and you are
force to go back to the book mark to get to the next bookmarked section? (for
example, if there is a bookmark for chapter 1 and chapter 2.  I want to set up the bookmarks in such a way,
that the reader clicks on chapter 1 and only sees chapter 1 pages and can’t
keep paging down to see chapter 2. If the reader wants to see chapter 2, they
would have to click on the bookmark for chapter 2.)

[try67]

It's not possible to do that with a regular PDF. What you can do is create a file with just a cover page and the bookmarks, and set the bookmarks to open other PDF files which are attached to the main one (basically, like a Portfolio). That way they would need to click the bookmark to access each part of the file (or they could access it directly via the Attachments panel).

[MaryPruwo]

i'm a little unfamiliar with "setting the bookmarks to open other pdf files which are attached to the main one".  How do you go about doing that? thanks.

[gkaiseril]

If you want a booked marked item to cover a set area of the PDF, then look at making an "article" and having the bookmark open that named article.

[MaryPruwo]

gkaiseril, is this similar to what try67 mentioned? i'm not that familiar with "making an article".  I tried googling it but didn't come up with anything.  I have over 20 individual pdfs section that I had combine into one file.  Then I created bookmarks for each sections, I didn't see any features in the pdf that will allow me to create a bookmark such that it only cover a set area.  Can you please advise on the steps? Thanks.

[MaryPruwo]

Hi Try67 and gkaiserill,

So I tried again to see if I can create a bookmark, set to open other pdf files.  So in the main document, on one of the bookmarks. I right click on the bookmark, clicked on properties, selected "Actions tab", then where it saids "Add an action" - I clicked on the drop down menu and selected "open a file", then clicked add, a directory pops up, and I selected the pdf file that I want it to open up to.  However, when I do click on the bookmark, it forces me to close the main file and opens up the pdf that I directed it to.  How do I keep it from forcing me to close the main document?

[try67]

Use the "go to a pave view" action, instead.

[MaryPruwo]

HI, I had it on "go to page view" from the beginning. However, I don't want to be able to page down to the next section.  I want it to end at a certain page.  So, if I wanted to get to the next section, I would have to click on the bookmark.  Do you know how I can do that?