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jeffreyg26558119
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August 13, 2019
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Always Show Table of Contents Page

  • August 13, 2019
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Hello,

Is there a way to lock the first thumbnail or the table of contents page in a PDF so readers do not have to keep scrolling to the TOC in order to jump to another page?

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Correct answer gary_sc

Hi Jeffrey,

There's no way to "lock" the page but there are two ways to accomplish the same thing:

#1) "Go to Previous Page.

From the View menu you can select "Previous View." This will take you to the previous place you clicked from.

The one problem with this approach (Previous View) is that if you do subsequent clicking, your original page will be lost.

One easy way around this is to start a new window of your document. This can be done from the Window menu here:

This opens up a new window of the document you are looking at at the place you are looking. So if you are looking at a table of contents, by opening up a new window (showing the exact same page) you can click with impunity knowing that when you are done you can always either return to your original document (leaving the other window open) or simply close the new window leaving your original window ready and waiting.

Hope either of these approaches, or both, works for you.

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gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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August 13, 2019

Hi Jeffrey,

There's no way to "lock" the page but there are two ways to accomplish the same thing:

#1) "Go to Previous Page.

From the View menu you can select "Previous View." This will take you to the previous place you clicked from.

The one problem with this approach (Previous View) is that if you do subsequent clicking, your original page will be lost.

One easy way around this is to start a new window of your document. This can be done from the Window menu here:

This opens up a new window of the document you are looking at at the place you are looking. So if you are looking at a table of contents, by opening up a new window (showing the exact same page) you can click with impunity knowing that when you are done you can always either return to your original document (leaving the other window open) or simply close the new window leaving your original window ready and waiting.

Hope either of these approaches, or both, works for you.

jeffreyg26558119
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August 13, 2019

Great, thank you for the information!

gary_sc
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August 13, 2019

Hi Jeffrey,

Oh, I almost forgot. If the document has built in Bookmarks you can use them. Alternatively you can create your own Bookmarks by simply being on the page you want, select a new bookmark and name it. and then you can easily go back to that page over and over.

The one caveat here is that if the Index goes on for many many pages, than you may have to constantly find the specific Index page you were on. You could provide your own personal thumbnail if you wish.

However, the ability to create your own thumbnail may not be possible IF the document is locked.

Sorry for forgetting this additional approach

kglad
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August 13, 2019