Writing rules. The user selects and modifies rule templates for each document. Some rule sets are simple and can be used with multiple documents, and others may be more sophisticated. In either case, you don't need to be a computer programmer to write rules. Guidance is readily available in the form of rule templates, manuals, and training. What's more, many of the same rules apply to documents of similar structure, simplifing the job with just a little experience. |
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Creating hyperlinks and bookmarks. Once the rules are defined, a simple click of the mouse automatically applies the hotspot rules to the document. The result is a document with hyperlinks and bookmarks. Typically, it takes about 20 minutes to create a rule set, and automatic compilation of the links usually takes less than 5 minutes. Storing and modifying rules; updating links. When a document is updated, the original rules are simply rerun, and all the hyperlinks and bookmarks are automatically regenerated. |
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Bookmarks. Bookmarks are another way of navigating through documents. As you're viewing a document, a list of bookmarks can be displayed along the left edge of the document window. This list provides rapid access to pages and main topics. Viewing. The hyperlinked document can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Exchange or the royalty free Acrobat reader. The reader is available across virtually all platforms (PC, MAC, UNIX, etc.) |
Additional PDF Tools Available Link Manager. This tool lets you modify link annotations throughout PDF documents. Library Manager. This tool allows you to retrieve Adobe Acrobat PDF files by title rather than by DOS filename. A Brief Description of Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat is a family of software products that enable users to create and distribute electronic documents across computing environments. Acrobat software preserves the essential look and feel of a document regardless of the hardware platform, operating systems, application software or typefaces used to create the originial. This is accomplished through the special PDF file format. Further, Acrobat software allows users to enhance PDF documents with navigational tools such as thumbnail page views, bookmarks (for indices and tables of contents), electronic "sticky" note annotations, and manual hypertext links. |
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