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Convert .doc files to PDF and retain 'structure' info
Authored by: timmerk on Jan 09, '09 08:44:30AM

MS has a free Word 2007 plugin for exporting to PDF, and it retains the "structure/bookmarks/etc" information. I'm extremely disappointed that Word 2008 doesn't do this, nor does the new Pages 09. I've written Apple over and over asking for this feature.



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Convert .doc files to PDF and retain 'structure' info
Authored by: palahala on Jan 09, '09 09:14:57AM

Given my experience with File, Print, PDF in Safari (see reply above): Pages might in fact also be able to create clickable references such as table of contents, indexes, external URLs, et cetera when clicking them on the PDF pages themselves...?

If such references are indeed clickable within the PDF pages themselves, then maybe you're only missing the table of contents like the one that often is shown in Preview's sidebar? (In Preview, one can switch between page thumbnails and the table of contents, but the availability of the latter depends on structure of the PDF document.) If so, then maybe "Export bookmarks as named destinations" (as it is named in the Export to PDF options in OpenOffice.org) is not implemented, or somehow needs to be enabled? When disabling that option in OpenOffice.org, one still gets clickable references, but Preview's sidebar no longer shows a list.

(Hmmm, hoping I made myself clear....)



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Convert .doc files to PDF and retain 'structure' info
Authored by: frgough on Jan 12, '09 09:18:29AM

Are you sure about Pages 09? Pages 08 will preserve links and cross-references as part of the PDF when you export to PDF.



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