Is there a way in Acrobat to create a "moving" bookmark?



When I first read a long PDF document, I usually need to do it in several sittings. In Word documents, I create a line of textm usually a row of XXXXXXXXXs in a bold, red font. As I read the document, I move the line down (Alt+Shift+Up/Down Arrows) keeping track of where I am. I often have several of these delimiter lines in a document. I have created a Word style for them that also assigned a heading level to them so that they show up in the document map. This makes it very easy for me to find where I was and continue.

Can I create anything like that in a PDF document?

http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=1252828
especially Section 4

You could create a number of blank bookmarks, perhaps labeled 'Edit Points', and assign them as required.

I am not aware of a key combination for moving them.

Tagging your bookmarked edit points may be more useful. This will create a special section in the bookmarks panel that includes only the tagged points.

I saw that page. I am able to move bookmarks by dragging them, but that required me to take my hands off the keyboard. In my Word mechanism, I can manage it completely from the keyboard.

I also forgot to mention that I would like the bookmark to display some sort of highlight in the text, such as a yellow rectangle over the current line of text, like a moving highlighter.

I am preparing for an afternoon out. Feed the ducks, cruise the thrift shops, get an ice cream cone with my precious Joli. I will be off-line for a while.

I use Acrobat for finished content production - not content creation. This usage standard precludes me from possessing the expertise necessary to assist you in any significant detail. I am certain that you can accomplish the desired effect through scripting - allowing you to assign keystrokes.

PCHF may well be the best place on the web for finding professional guidance in PC hardware, operating system and software usage support. Adobe Acrobat is a different animal, however, and I am concerned that you are fishing in the wrong pond.

I will post an appeal in the Tech Member area for subject matter expertise.

If I understand this correctly, the document must be "structured" to make tagged bookmarks available. The document I am reading at the moment, is not.

If the source document is not structured, export the content to your preferred editor, Word.

Perform the necessary actions and publish to PDF format. Then, structure the document.

Of course, you can create some of that structure while the content is in Word format.

OK, thanks. Enjoy the ducks and the ice cream.

I posted here because I have gotten excellent help here in the past on hardward and some software questions. I have tried the Adobe forums, but with less success than here.

I would like to suggest that this one over-arching "All Software Support" forum be broken up into at least a few somewhat more narrowly targeted forums. Maybe break the "Software" section into "Applications", "Programming Languages", etc. Then in the Applications section, have forums for "Word processing", Graphics", "Financial", "Database", etc.

Just a suggestion...

Good suggestion. I'll try that. Thanks.