On 06/05/2010, at 12:27 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:

> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> Great tip!!
> 
> I've just tried it on a pdf I recently compiled from 7 separate documents
> (plus a cover/contents sheet) and it works great - really quick & easy.
> 
> Thanks very much for passing this on.
> 
> 
> On a related point, do you know if there is a similar, simple way to create
> a sidebar table of contents (so that you don't have to keep going back to
> the contents page to find a link to another section) - at present if I put
> the sidebar in "Table of Contents" mode, there is only one entry (with the
> name of the document) which seems to do nothing.
> 
> Or do you need a full pdf authoring program to do that?
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Neil
> -- 
> Neil R. Houghton
> Albany, Western Australia
> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
> Email: [email protected]
> 


Yes, I think this is a bit beyond Preview at the moment. Although Adobe Acrobat 
Professional will undoubtably do it, it comes at a high price. You might want 
to look at PDF Pen from Smile On My Mac. Definitely the "poor man's" Acrobat 
Pro. It takes Preview's capabilities to the next level.


Peter Hinchliffe        Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482    Mob 0403 064 948
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