PDF with Bookmarks View Open in Default Adobe Reader

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Have a basic question on Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe Reader

I have created a PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro and I can see the bookmarks view when I open on my computer.  When I have a user that has Adobe Reader installed, they do not see the default bookmarks view when they open the *.pdf.

How do I accomplish this?

Thanks -

Todd

[Allta Media · Accepted solution]

You can set the initial view of how a PDF opens in Acrobat Std. or Pro. (not Reader). To do this open the PDF file and select File > Properties > Initial View tab and from the Navigation tab dropdown select Bookmarks Panel and Page and then save the PDF.

I'm going to move this discussion to the Acrobat forums since your question relates to this product.

[A_B_R]

I have a dumb question , what happened to my bookmarks? Now I only see ThumbNails! How do I get back to bookmarks?

I'm running Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

THANX!

[dave_m_k]

Try View > Navigation Panels > Bookmarks

-David

[A_B_R]

All my Bookmarks show up as Thumbnails. How do I get them to show as Non-thumbnails - as in written Numbers & words?

Thanx!

[dave_m_k]

Hi G-W-N,

It sounds like you're still looking at the Thumbnails pane, not the Bookmarks pane. 

Can you post a screenshot of what you're seeing?

-David

[A_B_R]

[Bernd Alheit]

This aren't bookmarks. This is the pages or thumbnails panel.

[A_B_R]

OK - why are my bookmarks now showing in a seperate window? They used to be not in a seperate window!

[Bernd Alheit]

This is the bookmarks panel as a seperate window. You can dock the panel.

[A_B_R]

THANX! Is there a way to re-dock the panel?

[Bernd Alheit]

Use the menu View > Navigation Panels > Reset ...

[A_B_R]

Awesome!

Thank you so much

[icanfigure]

The answer below is actually incorrect. There is no Initial View tab on Acrobat Reader DC. To correctly answer your question, it is not possible at this time

[Bernd Alheit]

"You can set the initial view of how a PDF opens in Acrobat Std. or Pro. (not Reader). "

What is incorrect at this answer?

[OSHM02]

Hi @Allta Media,

The answer describes how to set "Bookmarks Panel and Page" to open as default just for one particular .pdf file in question.

For that purpose, the answer is correct.

But, for the purpose of setting the "Bookmarks Panel and Page" to open as the default "Navigation Tab" view  setting of the Acrobat Std. or Pro itself, the answer is not 'not correct', but it is not applicable.

I think that may be what @icanfigure meant by 'not correct'.

Anyway, if that is also possible, I would appreciate it if you kindly explain how to set the "Bookmarks Panel and Page" to open as the default "Navigation Tab" view setting of the Acrobat Std. or Pro itself. (Not just for one specific pdf file, but for any pdf file that will be openned under that Acrobat Std. or Pro)

Thank you for sharing your knowledge...