2

I chose Apple Pages to create a PDF manual with bookmarks (TOC in the sidebar for navigation). But as it cannot create those bookmarks, I must create them in another app such as Acrobat. The problem is that I can't import the PDF back in Pages to do modifications while keeping the bookmarks and even if I could, as soon as I would add or remove a page, all bookmarks for the following pages would be wrong.

So is there a tool that could for example generate those bookmarks from a list of text lines and page numbers ?

Improve this question

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
2

OS X/Apple support for PDF has never been great, and it's only gone downhill as Apple has morphed into a consumer-mobile-electronics company (to the chagrin of the many designers who've relied on that platform for years), so the majority of useful tools are Windows-only.

I did find one Open Source program that looks like it'll do what you need. It's multi-platform, and it's free. Download here.

Improve this answer
2
  • I finally had time to test jPDFBookmarks, it seems to do the job: it can export and import BM, edit them in all possible way and even offset BM which is exactly what I would need if I added pages. It seems a better tool than Acrobat and easier than the expensive ARTS Aerialist. So thanks.
    – WaterBearer
    Jun 16, 2011 at 12:14
  • Glad to help. That's what we're all here for. :-)
    – Alan Gilbertson
    Jun 16, 2011 at 18:35

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.