from word to pdf including bookmarks

Question

I created a word file with office 2007 and exported it via jaws pdf. Now I want some bookmarks or any kind of "linking-action" that makes it easier to navigate through the document. My PDF viewer doesnt allow to create bookmarks in the free version so I guess I need to handle this via word! Maybe using a table of content? Anything that is recognized by pdf.

Edit: I realised it with using a table of content it works fine but that wasnt the solution if been looking for. I like to have some bookmarks but my pdf creator doesnt take over the one I created in word. Need to figure out how this could work.

Answer 1

I don't think this is programming related. However, use things such as table of contents, and references in your word file. Then get the add on to export to PDF. This should work just fine.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F1FC413C-6D89-4F15-991B-63B07BA5F2E5&displaylang=en

Answer 2

The "right" way to do this is through tagged PDF. Go to Word' PDF conversion menu and mark "Accessible PDF" (this is what Word calls tagged PDF). The table of contents for the PDF you create should then be visible through decent PDF viewers.

This is really an SU question...

Postscript Check out http://www.webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/converting.php, which gives detailed instructions on how to do this.

Answer 3

This is easy to do in Word 2007. You don't need any third party tools.

Download the Microsoft Add-In to allow you to save as PDF from here.

1. Open your document
2. Mark the headings you want using the standard Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. styles. You can create a table of contents too, but you don't have to.
3. Select Save As > PDF
4. The first time you do this you have to set an option
   • Click Options
   • Check the Create Bookmarks using headings check box.
   • Click OK
5. Click Publish

Answer 4

I think some more advanced PDF viewers can do that:

• http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
• http://pdf-xchange-viewer.en.softonic.com/

Answer 5

GS4Word is the only free tool I know of that does this for older Word versions (Word 2003 and before). Did not test it for Word 2007, but I suspect the chances are not bad it will work. The site I linked to is in german, don't know if this is a problem for you.

Answer 6

Have you tried the free (and Free) OpenOffice.org? The PDF export there preserves bookmarks.