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Dear PDF Gurus,

I am a long-time subscriber but seldom post to the list, as I do not have
the expertise of so many of you unselfish experts. I greatly appreciate all
of the knowledge and insight so willingly shared on this list - an extremely
valuable resource. Thank you for all of your help past, present and future.
I have searched the Help, PDF list archives and Adobe's Support website but
can't seem to find an explanation of my issue. However, if there is one and
I've missed it I apologize and would appreciate the reference to it.

My Question: 
Is the capability to create links by browsing pages from the Link Properties
pop-up window in 5.x not available in Create Link pop-up windows in 6.0, or
am I just missing a very simple method to do this? 

Detail (if rq'd):
I have recently upgraded to Acrobat 6.0 Pro, and am on WinXP with Office
2002 on a P4-1.8G w/512mb ram. I am missing the boat on a very simple
technique for linking that I used in 5.x (and earlier) that appear to be
unavailable in 6.0. I create reports that link graphic flowchart symbols to
text explanations in subsequent pages / Appendices. The graphics come from
Visio and are pasted into Word where the text detail resides. The graphic
symbols relate on a one-to-one basis with numbered text explanations (rather
lengthy) in Word. Specifically, I created the PDF, then went in and linked
specific symbols to specific text pages and paragraphs (much easier and
granular than linking capabilities in Word as far as I am aware). In 5.x, I
could create the link and page down to the specific destination while the
create link window was open, and when I clicked to set the destination,
Acrobat would take me back to the originating page and link so I could
easily create another, and another, etc. 

In Acrobat 6.0 Pro, I seem to have to know the page number beforehand when
creating links as it won't allow paging down to the exact spot I want to go
to. Further, I cannot go to a specific line or part of the targeted
destination, so my customers now have to link to the page and scan the
destination page to find the specific point, meaning they have to remember
the symbol number they're coming from to scan the page they're taken to in
order to find the correct point. Even when I'm doing this (the author), I
sometimes lose track of why I was going there. Lastly, after linking to the
destination and adjusting the view by paging down or up, the "previous View"
button takes me back through every page adjustment to the view before
getting back to the originating point. I've tried the Destinations
capability, but find it is very cumbersome (not even feasible?) compared to
how I was able to create links and set destinations in 5.x.


So is the ability to create links by browsing pages from the Create Link
pop-up window in 5.x not available in 6.0, or am I just missing a very
simple method to do this?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Best Regards,

Chuck Berkau
Process Works, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 



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